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“Turd in your teeth!” A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr

by Sandra Gulland | Nov 12, 2013 | Baroque Explorations | 2 comments

This is fascinating! I’ve just ordered Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr.

For the Young Adult novel I’m writing now, I’ve been trying to figure out what obscenity Caroline Bonaparte might throw out as an emotional and angry teen. “Turd in your teeth!” might well be a contender.

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