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Words You Just Don't Say with Language Taboo Linguist Professor Randall Eggert

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In every language there are words you just don’t say. They can be about sex, religion, food or even your mother-in-law.

In this episode of Profoundly Pointless we explore the fascinating history and controversial present of language taboos with Professor Randall Eggert.

We talk the biggest current language taboos, historical language taboos and language taboos that are forming today.

00:00 Introducing Professor Randall Eggert

01:28 Language Taboos

06:03 The Biggest Language Taboos

08:33 Language Taboos that Have Faded Away

11:53 Historical Language Taboo

13:58 The Next Language Taboo

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