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This 2006 book examines how we use language to swear, to insult, and also to be politically correct.
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About the Authors
Keith Allan is Reader in Linguistics and Convenor of the Linguistics Program at Monash University.
Kate Burridge is Chair of Linguistics at Monash University.
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