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Watch Your Mouth

By Joy Press

The Village Voice | July 5, 2005

An Australian linguist flaunts her foul language as a badge of courage while charging that her academic peers "have allowed themselves to be affected by the taboo to the point that its exploration has been underresearched."

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Tags: fuck, profanity, bitch, Expletive Deleted: A Good Look at Bad Language, Ruth Wajnryb

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