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    Go the F#%K to the Dictionary

    DateSunday, March 25, 2012 at 11:07AM

    This guest post, which Figaro wrote for the popular parenting blog Youth Muse, explains why a parent might teach four-letter words to kids. What do you think, Figarists? Does talking blue develop verbal wit?

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    Talking blue is a double edged sword when it comes to wit development. On the one hand its an easy shortcut (to the point of being a lazy one) for emphasis. On the other it expands one's reserve of words, meanings and even sounds and letters (i.e. effin')
    April 4, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterOleg

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