Strong Language
Sweary stuff about swearing from a group of linguists, lexicographers, and language lovers. https://stronglang.wordpress.com Skeets by @sesquiotic.bsky.social
No, States Would Not Be Forced to Keep Biden on the Ballot If He's Not the Democratic Party's Nominee from the DNC #ELBelectionlawblog.org I have been seeing stories like this and this citing to a Heritage memo saying that in some states it would be hard for Democrats to list someone other than Biden on the ballot if Democrats nominate s...
What kind of “fuckery” is this?stronglang.wordpress.com If there’s one place you’ll find fuckery, it’s in a fuckery. In fact, you’d probably find all sorts of fuckery in a fuckery, including: —treachery, ill treatment or behaviour —nonsense, foolishness, b...
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What kind of “fuckery” is this?stronglang.wordpress.com If there’s one place you’ll find fuckery, it’s in a fuckery. In fact, you’d probably find all sorts of fuckery in a fuckery, including: —treachery, ill treatment or behaviour —nonsense, foolishness, b...
What kind of “fuckery” is this?stronglang.wordpress.com If there’s one place you’ll find fuckery, it’s in a fuckery. In fact, you’d probably find all sorts of fuckery in a fuckery, including: —treachery, ill treatment or behaviour —nonsense, foolishness, b...
Pope Francis said a rude thingstronglang.wordpress.com I, for one, didn’t think we’d ever be writing about Pope Francis on Strong Language, but the world is full of wonders. Readers of The New York Times have been informed today that “Pope Apologizes Afte...
Nine circles of hellstronglang.wordpress.com For all of its eternal damnation, hell can seem pretty weak when it comes to strong language. Fuck and bitch, say, can rain down some serious fire and brimstone, but hell? Religious-based swears may n...
Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threadswww.threads.net Trump in a church in Phoenix yesterday: "I don't like using the word 'bullshit' in front of these beautiful children, so I won't say it"
You’re in the fucking army now.stronglang.wordpress.com My father-in-law was an elegant man who spoke five languages—six if you count bad language. The latter was seldom spoken in public, but in private among family and friends he could light up the sky wi...
May linkstackopen.substack.com A name change for the Boy Scouts, the (possible) end of "DEI," the naughty pontiff, and more.
(PDF) Queer, Frocia, Femminiellə, Ricchione et al. – Localizing 'Queer' in the Italian Context.www.researchgate.net PDF | This paper aims at examining the reception, (g)localization, and also (re)creation of different forms of “queer” in the Italian context. First, I... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
Sgroi – 178 - La correttezza linguistica di papa Francescofaustoraso.blogspot.com di Salvatore Claudio Sgroi 1. Lo “scandalo papale” L unedì 20 maggio, nell’aula del Sinodo nel corso dell’Assemblea a porte chiuse...
Pope Francis said a rude thingstronglang.wordpress.com I, for one, didn’t think we’d ever be writing about Pope Francis on Strong Language, but the world is full of wonders. Readers of The New York Times have been informed today that “Pope Apologizes Afte...
Pope Issues Apology After Reports That He Used Offensive Slang Wordwww.nytimes.com Francis’ remark, referring to gay men, came during what was supposed to be a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week.
Clusterboinks and clusterfornications: The children of clusterfuckstronglang.wordpress.com I love the word clusterfuck. It’s a perfect word for, as Jesse Sheidlower defines it in The F-Word, “a bungled or confused undertaking or situation.” That sums up approximately 91.3% of life. Much as ...
Sacré bleu!stronglang.wordpress.com Blue humour, blue movies, blue talk—what’s so obscene about the colour blue? Nobody really knows, as it turns out. The origin of blue in the sense of lewd, coarse, or pornographic has been tough to pi...
Diving into muffstronglang.wordpress.com On Twitter, Merriam-Webster lexicographer Peter Sokolowski reminded us: The most remarkable etymologies are the ones that have been staring you right in the face your whole life. — Peter Sokolowski (@...