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What is a Tarnation (2017x125)
Date de diffusion: Mai 21, 2017
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We have the word “tarnation” thanks to societal taboos against saying certain words- instead substituting in other words that often mean the exact same thing, but for some reason we find it acceptable to say the one rather than the other… Humans…
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Sources:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/554845/Dressed-to-the-nines-comes-from-old-Scottish-phrase.html
http://www.word-detective.com/050404.html
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/019861117X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=019861117X&linkCode=as2&tag=vicastingcom-20
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profanity
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/what_in_tarnation
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/pps/4_2_inpress/Jay.pdf
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29228/29228-h/29228-h.htm
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=profanus&la=la
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