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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Mohr, Melissa.     Subjects     Swearing -- History.     English language -- Obscene words -- History.     English language -- Slang -- History.     English language -- Social aspects -- History.     English language -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Mohr, Melissa.       by title:      Holy shit : a brief ...       by call number:      417.2 M699h     Search the Web     Mohr, Melissa.     Swearing -- History.     English language -- Obscene words -- History.     English language -- Slang -- History.     English language -- Social aspects -- History.     English language -- History.       MARC Display

Holy shit : a brief history of swearing / Melissa Mohr. by Mohr, Melissa. Oxford University Press, c2013. Call #: 417.2 M699h Subjects Swearing -- History.   English language -- Obscene words -- History.   English language -- Slang -- History.   English language -- Social aspects -- History.   English language -- History. ISBN:  9780199742677 (hc.) 0199742677 (hc.) Alternate title:  Holy sh*t : a brief history of swearing Brief history of swearing Description:  x, 316 p. : ill., plans ; 22 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  To speak with Roman plainness : ancient Rome -- On Earth as it is in Heaven : the Bible -- Swearing God to pieces : the Middle Ages -- The rise of obscenity : the Renaissance -- The Age of Euphemism : the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -- "Fuck 'em all" : swearing in the twentieth century and beyond. Summary:  "Holy Sh*t tells the story of two kinds of swearing--obscenities and oaths--from ancient Rome and the Bible to today. With humor and insight, Melissa Mohr takes readers on a journey to discover how "swearing" has come to include both testifying with your hand on the Bible and calling someone a *#$&!* when they cut you off on the highway. She explores obscenities in ancient Rome--which were remarkably similar to our own--and unearths the history of religious oaths in the Middle Ages, when swearing (or not swearing) an oath was often a matter of life and death. Holy Sh*t also explains the advancement of civility and corresponding censorship of language in the 18th century, considers the rise of racial slurs after World War II, examines the physiological effects of swearing (increased heart rate and greater pain tolerance), and answers a question that preoccupies the FCC, the US Senate, and anyone who has recently overheard little kids at a playground: are we swearing more now than people did in the past?"--Amazon. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 417.2 M699h Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 417.2 M699h Adult books Checked out Aug 07, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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