Golly, darn, fetch, and shivers.
Swearing’s lots of fun, but when you’re not in a sweary situation, you might have to engage in taboo avoidance. This process can have a big flippin’ effect on language change.
Daniel, Ben, and Kylie are going to have a heckin’ good time talking about it on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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Daniel asks Rewi what his go-to non-swear is. Also, is axises an appropriate way to pluralise axis?
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What is it called when you have intrusive destructive thoughts?
We recount some of our favourite non-swears: damn, smeg, and… cabbage?
Daniel once met Mel Blanc, but he still can’t type.
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Show notes
A Sydney Council Is Trying To Make It Harder For Shops To Use Foreign Words On Signs
http://junkee.com/strathfield-council-foreign-words-shops/155736
Council’s plan to crack down on foreign language signs
https://au.news.yahoo.com/council-cracks-foreign-language-signs-000449220.html
Sydney council cracks down on foreign words on shopfront signs
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/sydney-council-cracks-down-on-foreign-words-on-shopfront-signs
Stop Strathfield Council’s proposal to restrict non-English signage
https://www.change.org/p/strathfield-council-stop-strathfield-council-s-proposal-to-restrict-non-english-signage
It Takes 6 Months to Turn a Standard Racist into a Nazi
http://skepchick.org/2018/04/takes-6-months-turn-standard-racist-nazi/
New Study Explores Personal And Group Identity Formation In Online Communities
https://www.inquisitr.com/4843788/new-study-explores-personal-and-group-identity-formation-in-online-communities/
From I to We: Group Formation and Linguistic Adaption in an Online Xenophobic Forum
https://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/741/html
The Facebook thread on taboo avoidance
https://www.facebook.com/rtrfmtalkthetalk/photos/a.526015844091879.137390.124682037558597/2167963956563718/?type=3&permPage=1
The Long Linguistic Journey to ‘Dagnabbit’
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-does-dagnabbit-mean
On the difference between ‘shite’ and ‘shit’
https://storify.com/StanCarey/on-the-difference-between-shite-and-shit
“Yeah, but have y’all heard ‘In My Dreams’ from Anastasia? That ish is a bop.” – @me
— Zach Adkins (@zachmadkins) 26 April 2018
Urban Dictionary: bish
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bish
arse, ass and other bottoms
https://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com.au/2006/08/arse-ass-and-other-bottoms.html
Christopher Pyne says, “C U Next Tuesday”
https://youtu.be/pLtB7e_hrS4
Yosemite Sam Cursing
https://youtu.be/b9AOVdov5lE
Online Etymology Dictionary: horse (n.)
https://www.etymonline.com/word/horse
Chalking Points – The Etymology of the word ‘bear’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMbZ0ygO3h0
The Brown One, The Honey Eater, The Shaggy Coat, The Destroyer
http://www.charlierussellbears.com/LinguisticArchaeology.html
Historical Linguistics: An Introduction | Taboo replacement
Google Books link
France bans the use of meat terms like ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ on meat-free products
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/eat/france-bans-the-use-of-meat-terms-like-burger-and-sausage-on-meatfree-products/news-story/d1b104ec6d38cc5fab520e114056ee42
World’s first ocean plastic-cleaning machine set to tackle Great Pacific Garbage Patch
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ocean-plastic-cleanup-machine-great-pacific-garbage-patch-launch-boyan-slat-a8317226.html
Oxford Dictionaries Online: gyre
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gyre
Boy Genius Boyan Slat’s Giant Ocean Cleanup Machine Is Real
https://www.fastcompany.com/40419899/boy-genius-boyan-slats-giant-ocean-cleanup-machine-is-real
Abbott Spends 2 Hours T-Rexing A Tweet About How Weed Goes Against Religion Or Some Shit
http://www.betootaadvocate.com/uncategorized/abbott-spends-2-hours-t-rexing-a-tweet-about-how-weed-goes-against-religion-or-some-shit/
“Naff Orf!” Says Anne – The People’s Princess…
https://80sactual.blogspot.com.au/2008/10/naff-orf-says-anne-peoples-princess.html
Are All Spatial Reference Frames Egocentric? Reinterpreting Evidence for Allocentric, Object-Centered, or World-Centered Reference Frames
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00648/full
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