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You all know what words I mean. Some describe functions people do every day; some describe a function that had to happen before any of us were born; others denote body parts that fully half the world possess. TV shows routinely bleep out these words, as though our ears would fall off if one naughty word slipped through. Euphemisms are created, which are awkward. How did all this begin? Wouldn't we be less uptight if this practice ceased? (No, we shouldn't utter ethnic slur words.)
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