A very short history of the F-word

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A very short history of the F-word

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Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to

Humanities & Cultures@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

cross-posted to:
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The first use of the F-word comes from a monk in 1528. It's just one part of the weird, mysterious history of this infamous four-letter word.

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