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fromMedievalists.net
1 day ago
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Medieval Swear Words: What People Really Said in the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net

Medieval England treated many bodily-function words as ordinary, while profanity involving sacred figures or objects could trigger strong punishment.
Psychology
fromMail Online
6 months ago

The death of the swear word: Gen Z are now more offended by slurs

Gen Z rates slurs (racist, sexist, homophobic, ableist) as most offensive while traditional sex-, religion-, and bodily-fluid-based swears have largely lost potency.
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