Linguist Geoff Nunberg on Swearing Nunberg considers profanity and how certain words, in certain eras, have had the power to offend.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg on Swearing

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June 21, 200412:00 AM ET

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Nunberg considers profanity and how certain words, in certain eras, have had the power to offend.