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Chris Remington@beehaw.org to Humanities & Cultures@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

A very short history of the F-word

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A very short history of the F-word

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Chris Remington@beehaw.org to Humanities & Cultures@beehaw.org · 1 year ago
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The first use of the F-word comes from a monk in 1528. It's just one part of the weird, mysterious history of this infamous four-letter word.
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    I love the versatility of it. It can even be almost every word in a sentence. Example:

    “Fuck the fucking fuckers.”

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    Thanks for sharing this, super interesting.

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