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Nearly Sane

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The 5 best books on swearing
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Re: The 5 best books on swearing
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2019, 06:31:56 PM »
I've got 'Swearing' by Geoffrey Hughes, and read it years ago, but can't remember much of it. I'll have to read it again.
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