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Back to EpisodesYour Brain on Profanity
Episode 86
Published 9 years, 10 months ago
Description
Why are so many swear words monosyllabic? Benjamin K. Bergen, author of the upcoming What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves, discusses the science of cursing.
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