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Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by dirty words
. It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – profanity
, curses
, oaths
and swearing
itself.
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Swearing
doesn't
just
mean
what
we
now
understand
by
"dirty
words".
It
is
entwined,
in
social
and
linguistic
history,
with
the
other
sort
of
swearing:
vows
and
oaths.
Consider
for
a
moment
the
origins
of
almost
any
word
we
have
for
bad
language
–
"profanity",
"curses",
"oaths"
and
"swearing"
itself.