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Author: Audrey Wood
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780152013677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter shocking the elegant garden party by using a bad word, Elbert learns some acceptable substitutes from a helpful wizard.
Author: Voy Sobon
Publisher: SP Books
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780965139809
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInjurious language, vulgar expressions and curses
Author: Jacob Grant
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2015-07-21
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 1250051495
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLittle Bird loves learning new words and sharing them with his friends, so when he realizes that his latest one is a bad word, he knows just what to say to set things right.
Author: Ilse Aichinger
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"I now no longer use the better words." Ilse Aichinger (1921-2016) was one of the most important writers of postwar Austrian and German literature. Born in 1921 to a Jewish mother, she survived World War II in Vienna, while her twin sister Helga escaped with one of the last Kindertransporte to England in 1938. Many of their relatives were deported and murdered. Those losses make themselves felt throughout Aichinger's writing, which since her first and only novel, The Greater Hope, in 1948, has highlighted displacement, estrangement, and a sharp skepticism toward language. By 1976, when she published Bad Words in German, her writing had become powerfully poetic, dense, and experimental. This volume presents the whole of the original Bad Words in English for the first time, along with a selection of Aichinger's other short stories of the period; together, they demonstrate her courageous effort to create and deploy a language unmarred by misleading certainties, preconceived rules, or implicit ideologies.
Author: Philip Gooden
Publisher: Robinson
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781472141576
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSnowflake, elite, expert . . . What are today's 'bad words' and what do they say about us, both as individuals and as a society? Once upon a time, the worst words you could utter were short, simple and tended to be four letters in length. Now things are more complicated. To be insulted as a 'snowflake' or an 'expert' is arguably worse than being called a **** or a **** or even a ****. So what are today's 'bad words' and how are they different from yesterday's taboo expressions? This entertaining guide to the shifting sands of bad language is indispensable in an increasingly divided world in which abuse becomes ever more widespread and vituperative. Philip Gooden shows how and why taboo words and contentious expressions, including those four-letter ones, were first used in English. He discusses the ways such words have changed over the years and explores how a single syllable or two may possess an almost magical power to offend, distress or infuriate. Bad Words investigates the most controversial and provocative words in the English language in a way that is both anecdotal and analytical. Combining intrigue and scandal, the book delves into expressions connected to religion, ethnicity, nationality, politics, swearing and oaths, and includes contemporary issues like political correctness and elitism.
Author: Andy Weir
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2018-07-03
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 0553448145
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe bestselling author of The Martian returns with an irresistible new near-future thriller—a heist story set on the moon. Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich. Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity’s first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than flavored algae. Rich enough to pay off a debt she’s owed for a long time. So when a chance at a huge score finally comes her way, Jazz can’t say no. Sure, it requires her to graduate from small-time smuggler to full-on criminal mastermind. And it calls for a particular combination of cunning, technical skills, and large explosions—not to mention sheer brazen swagger. But Jazz has never run into a challenge her intellect can’t handle, and she figures she’s got the ‘swagger’ part down. The trouble is, engineering the perfect crime is just the start of Jazz’s problems. Because her little heist is about to land her in the middle of a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself. Trapped between competing forces, pursued by a killer and the law alike, even Jazz has to admit she’s in way over her head. She’ll have to hatch a truly spectacular scheme to have a chance at staying alive and saving her city. Jazz is no hero, but she is a very good criminal. That’ll have to do. Propelled by its heroine’s wisecracking voice, set in a city that’s at once stunningly imagined and intimately familiar, and brimming over with clever problem-solving and heist-y fun, Artemis is another irresistible brew of science, suspense, and humor from #1 bestselling author Andy Weir.
Author: Emma Byrne
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2018-01-23
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 1324000295
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Entertaining and thought-provoking…Byrne’s enthusiasm for her esoteric subject is contagious, damn it." —Melissa Dahl, New York Times Book Review In this sparkling debut work of popular science, Emma Byrne examines the latest research to show how swearing can be good for you. She explores every angle of swearing—why we do it, how we do it, and what it tells us about ourselves. Packed with the results of unlikely and often hilarious scientific studies—from the “ice-bucket test” for coping with pain, to the connection between Tourette’s and swearing, to a chimpanzee that curses at her handler in sign language—Swearing Is Good for You presents a lighthearted but convincing case for the foulmouthed.
Author: Jim Tobin
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Published: 2013-08-20
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 1466844736
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMichael loves interesting words (hard words like ELASTIC, little words like VAST, and big words like SMITHEREENS) and is always on the lookout for words to collect. Then one day, he picks up a new word. A bad word. An inappropriate word. At least, that's what his friend says. But Michael kind of likes the word. He thinks he might try it out. At school. Bad idea.
Author: Melissa Mohr
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013-05-30
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 0199742677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA humorous, trenchant and fascinating examination of how Western culture's taboo words have evolved over the millennia
Author: Christine Rai
Publisher: Weekend Squad Incorporated
Published: 2016-10-04
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780998104706
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first words you learn from a new language are the bad ones, I'll help you embrace that curiosity with 38 bad words from around the world! Here's a collection of 38 swear words I drew from 33 languages and cultures, including my own. Learn how to say: Bitch in 4 languages Fuck in 7 languages Damn in 3 languages Fuck off in 3 languages Dummy/idiot in 7 languages And learn some words that aren't easy to directly translate like: The German word backpfeifengesicht. It means a face badly in need of a fist. And the Amharic word silbabot. This literally translates to "you are the fatty layer on my warm milk" but it has the same application as calling someone a nuisance. What's Inside: Printed Single-Sided Pages At 8.5x11 single sided page includes design and the word definition, pronunciation, language, and country of origin for each word or phrase 3 test pages Easy, moderate, and complex designs. Some you can complete in one sitting and others you can come back to. Tired of mandalas? Don't have to patience to color in a bunch of tiny designs? I got you, the book features 38 varying designs that range in complexity so you can color some of these in one sitting and come back to others. Bad Words from around the world is the perfect way to learn some new stuff and unwind. Are you trying to find an unique novelty gift for your best friend? Someone you know going off to study abroad? Need a present for literally any occasion (maybe not a 5th birthday party, but who am I to judge)? This is perfect. I'm all about equal opportunity insults so I curated this to only include words that can be used on anyone; nothing racist, homophobic, or misogynistic. Millions of kids around the world can't read or write any words including these bad ones, so a part of every book purchased will go to support a classroom in an underserved community. I hope this book puts a smile on your face, teaches you something, inspires you, or helps you express some of your creativity. Start your journey around the world here! As seen in Bustle and the Daily Dot! Check us out on weekendsquad.com CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE. NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN. TAGS: coloring book, colouring book, adult coloring book, adult colouring book, sweary coloring book, swear word coloring book, swear words adult coloring book, bullshit book, bullshit coloring book, james alexander, memos to shitty people, calm the fuck down, chill the fuck out, sasha o'hara, johanna basford, leafy animals coloring book, bad words from around the world, bad words
