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    15: What an A-hole!

    15: What an A-hole!

    FromVery Bad Words

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    15: What an A-hole!

    FromVery Bad Words

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    Length:
    29 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 20, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    In this episode of Very Bad Words, Matt talks about A-holes with UC Berkeley Linguist and author of the book, Ascent of the A-Word, Geoffrey Nunberg. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
    Released:
    Sep 20, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (41)

    As long as there’s been language, there have been forbidden words. What gives these words their power? Why are they considered “bad”? Producer and Host, Matt Fidler, reaches out to experts, linguists, and historians to explore these words and their cultural significance. From diving into specific bad words to exploring what language has the “worst curses”, Matt weaves personal stories and interviews to help shed light on the power of very bad words.