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Tag: Etymology

Posted on January 18, 2012

Bad words

Already a stir is brewing over an upcoming episode of Modern Family in which a little girl drops an f-bomb (as a joke) during a wedding. But, as George Carlin once said, “There are no bad words.” Rather, there are “bad thoughts and bad intentions.” I agree, but I still don’t want my eight-year-old daughter dropping f-bombs around the house.

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