Krys Boyd & John McWhorter , KERA's Think

Think Again: Revisiting why we love to curse so #&%@$!+ much

04 Dec 2021 • 31 min • EN
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John McWhorter is a linguist who spends his time thinking about words, what they mean, why we use them and how they’ve evolved — and that includes profanity. He joins Think to talk about his most recent book, “Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever.” Just a warning: there’s uncensored profanity in this language, so it might not be appropriate for younger listeners.

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