.This page is based on a fascinating book: Holy Sh*t by Melissa Mohr (2013). It is well worth reading this study not just for its intriguing and well-researched content, but also because Mohr writes so attractively in the best of American style - clear and direct, personal and witty, yet also precise in the use of sophisticated vocabulary without pedantry. The book consists of an analysis of the history of bad language,...