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The aim of the investigation was to see whether there were any visible differences in the use of swearwords in comparison with british speakers sex, age and social class. Contains comprehensive coverage of swear words in french, german, italian and spanish, with a bonus glossary of other languages at the back. The 30 most essential words to know in a foreign language. Heestermans wanted the boek to be titled gratekut, but his publisher convinced him that asking in a bookstore for a copy of gratekut would influence sales negatively. The little book of essential foreign swear words e book.
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