Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing Melissa Mohr
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Sep 1, 2013 - This makes swearing an important and interesting facet of language, and Melissa Mohr's Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing joins a growing corpus of works examining this fascinating subject. Dec 18, 2013 - There's a cool little book called “Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing” with incredibly interesting tidbits on people's hang-ups about words over time. Apr 10, 2014 - Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing. It says the ancient Romans laid the groundwork for modern day F-bombs. Jun 12, 2013 - Here's a recent NPR story on a new OUP book: Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing, by Melissa Mohr "This history of swearing looks at both obscenities and oaths, from the Roman era to the modern age. It amounted to a whole lot about not much. Nov 9, 2013 - Over the weekend, Salon posted a fun little look into the etymological, cultural, and socioeconomic history of swearing (an excerpt from Melissa Mohr's book Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing). Jun 2, 2013 - According to the new book, Holy Sh*t! Apr 14, 2013 - Unfortunately, this means that they pick up everything their exposed to, including swear words, long before they even learn their ABCs. Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing (available both on Google Play and Amazon). When I write honestly about how I felt or what I, or someone else, said in a story I'm telling, I choose to use whatever accurate profanity happened in that moment. Oct 24, 2013 - From Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing . Apr 17, 2013 - In her new book, 'Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing,' Dr. Aug 17, 2013 - I shall read: Melissa Mohr. Mohr claims the upper classes are just as likely to turn the air blue as less educated working class people. A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr, swearing is also practical — it helps us endure pain. Feb 19, 2014 - Four-letter words have been around since the days of our forebears—and their forebears, too. May 6, 2013 - Melissa Mohr's Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing has gotten a lot of positive response, but I'm going to go against the grain and say that I was underwhelmed. I'm adding this book to my goram reading list, based on an interview that Dr.