from VGAHarris

An example of how a potentially entertaining topic gets buried in tedious prose suitable for esoteric academia. A few tolerable parts which make the distinction between swearing - as in a religious oath, and the more colloquial style of cursing. Heavily laden with analysis of church history vis a...

from JBD1

This book is what its subtitle suggests: a brief history of swearing. That's hard to pull off, but Mohr does it quite well, with a healthy dose of witty snark throughout.

from hadden

An interesting review of the evolution of profane and obscenity in the English language. The author takes an historical approach to the use, misuse and abuse of words over time, and how some concepts have come in and out of favor, and why some swear words have faded into obscurity, such as swive ...