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Almost everyone swears, or concerns about not swearing, from the two-year-old who may have just discovered the power of potty mouth area to the grandma who amazing things why almost every other phrase she hears is obscene. Whether they express anger or exhilaration, are meant to insult or to commend, swear words perform an essential role in terms. But swearing is also a exclusively well-suited lens through which to look at history, supplying a amazing record of what folks care about on the deepest levels of a culture - what's divine, what's terrifying, and what's taboo. Holy Sh*t explains to the storyplot of two types of swearing - obscenities and oaths - from historic Rome and the Bible to today. With laughter and perception, Melissa Mohr will take listeners over a journey to find how "swearing" has come to add both testifying with your side on the Bible and contacting someone a *#$&!* when they cut you off on the highway. She explores obscenities in historic Rome - which were remarkably similar to our own - and unearths the annals of religious oaths in the Middle Ages, when swearing (or not swearing) an oath was often a matter of life and loss of life. Holy Sh*t also clarifies the progression of civility and matching censorship of terms in the 18th century, considers the rise of racial slurs after World Conflict II, examines the physiological ramifications of swearing (increased heart rate and greater pain tolerance), and answers a question that preoccupies the FCC, the united states Senate, and whoever has just lately overheard little kids at a playground: are we swearing more now than people did before? A gem of lexicography and ethnic record, Holy Sh*t is a significant exploration of obscenity - and it also just might grow your repertoire of words to choose from next time you shut your finger in the car door.
