The Etymology of 'Cunt'
Capital of Nasty, an Electronic Magazine - ISSN 1482-0471
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 10:02 (3283/82)
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When I taught History of the English Language, I had a lecture on the etymology of the "worst" words in English that I would use to illustrate how historical linguists reason about word histories. Just to cover my ass, I always warned my students what was coming and gave them the option to object and have me illustrate the topic with more innocuous words. Strangely enough, no one ever took me up on that offer.
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