Swearing Flashcards
1
Q
-“The C-bomb has been defused. Now we weaponise more dangerous words”
-Malcom Knox, The Age
-July 21st 2023
-“cnt”
-“Fck”
-“Bloody”
-“F*ckwit”
A
-Swear words slowly over time lose their offensive mean due to their overuse, this is evident through the use of the word “c*nt”
-“C— is just the latest swear word to lose its oomph” (Knox)
2
Q
-“Lidia Thorpe tells Pauline Hanson to ‘f*** off’ after bombshell speech in Senate”
-Samantha Maiden, News.com
-June 15th 2023
-“F*ck off”
A
-Senator Lidia Thorpes tells another senator, Pauline Hanson to “F*ck off”, demonstrating a use of a swear word in the public domain and in a very formal environment, highly challenging the negative face needs of those involved
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