Some taboo language is still strong language, even if we don’t think of it as ‘swearing’ – racial epithets, insults based on disabilities and sexual orientation – but some relates to things you avoid naming because of their power.

Entertaining, informative (did you know you could nibble or sniff peppercorns to reduce the paranoia? Similar direct evidence of church control shows up a little in English (centuries ago, swearing by various parts of Christ’s body was as bad as you could get; now “damn” and “hell” are still iffy). Last Name * Please enter a Last Name Please enter a valid Last Name, the maximum length is 50 characters. First Name * Please enter a First Name Please enter a valid First Name, the maximum length is 50 characters. You may utter the name of the male or female organ when irritated in China or Russia; in Italy, if someone cuts you off in traffic, you may shout “ che cazzo”, which could be translated as “What the cock!

It does have some interesting insights but I think it’s probably more of a reference than entertainment, personally. Perfect for the international traveller who may need to wish an enemy a painful death, insult a person's grandmother, or accuse someone's mother of having intimate relations with bears in the forest. If everyday language is like the earth’s crust and the soil we garden our lives in, strong language is like volcanoes and geysers erupting through it from the mantle below. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

Words for genitalia are the most common focus of preferred strong language, the kind used by default for Pinker’s five functions. This essential phrasebook collects the most colorful, explicit, and outrageous ways to tell people off in every part of the world. This essential phrasebook collects the most colourful, explicit and outrageous ways to tell people off in different languages from all around the world. I get the feeling this started as a "fun" idea for a project which rapidly became more work than the author expected. Take a look through the original products and there is a good chance that you will find the perfect gift here.Sex, though desired, is – in the angry, aggressive part of the mind – a dominating act, something performed upon a weaker recipient. This hilarious set is ideal for any jet setter or anyone that wants to improve their language skills. It’s not enough to feel strongly about something; it has to have a dominating societal power and control structure attached to it.