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How Swearing Works
We all know what "bad words" are. Unlike most other language rules, we learn about swearwords and how to use them without any real study or classroom instruction. Even very young children know which words are naughty, although they don’t always know exactly what those words mean.
But swearwords aren’t quite as simple as they seem. They’re paradoxical-saying them is taboo in nearly every culture, but instead of avoiding them as with other taboos, people use them. Most associate swearing with being angry or frustrated, but people swear for a number of reasons and in a variety of situations.
Origin and Varieties of Swearwords
Virtually every language in every culture in the world has its own unique swearwords. Even different dialects of the same language can have different expletives. The very first languages probably included swearwords, but since writing evolved after speaking did, there’s no record of who sai
A. unprotected speech
B. illegal activity
C. speech protected by the First Amendment
D. false advertising
[单项选择]I don’t know what all the （） was about—it was dull sort of film and there was almost no sex in it.
A. controversy
B. conversation
C. discussion
D. illumination
[简答题]Once you know how they are pronounced and what they stand for, you can safely use them.
[单项选择]Do you know how to （） the new words in the dictionary.
A. look at
B. look up
C. look for
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