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Taboo or not taboo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Shirley E Peckham  and
David Crystal
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Abstract

‘Foul language’ seems essential to some and gives great offence to others. SHIRLEY E PECKHAM asks for a campaign to do something about it, especially in the young, and DAVID CRYSTAL adds a commentary that takes a clinical look at this ancient human predilection.

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English Today , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , July 1986 , pp. 34 - 35
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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