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Summary: Horrible
Review: I was expecting an interesting book about the history of the F word. What I got was a small book that looked like it had been made on a copy machine, and was filled with extremely boring references. I usually enjoy these types of books, but this one was a loser.
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Summary: Never thought such a weird book could be so fascinating!
Review: If you're the type who has actually sat reading a dictionary, you'll love this book. I had no idea this word had such a rich history or variety of usage! As a teacher of English to speakers of other languages, I would heartily recommend this to my students, as many have no idea how powerful this word is - or how many things it can (dangerously) mean.
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Summary: Great
Review: Most useful book ever rea
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Summary: Swearing is cool
Review: Swearing is pretty cool. It's funny to go up to someone and say something like "get the f away from me, you f'in f'ball," especially right during the middle of the "Our Father" during mass. Yup, it sure is funny.
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Summary: F'in fabulous reference for the lexicon geek
Review: Thanks to ADHD, I have a hard time focusing for any length of time on the written word, but I love reference books and I love the English language. I have numerous lexicons from American Slang, to quotations, scientific dictionaries, etc. This one is not for the kids, but it has come in helpful a number of times. I used to feel pretty hip, but now that my teen years are far behind me, I no longer know everything - and I am really feeling like an old codger when I hear a new phrase on TV or in a movie I've never heard before. If someone has remolded the "F-word" into another word or phrase, it's in this little dictionary. Almost an encyclopedia of the F-word. Each entry gives an approximate date of usage (some usages are timeless, and used for over a hundred years, some are over a hundred years old and just aren't used at all. If the phrase or word first showed up in a book or movie, that reference is also given. Examples are cited and the origins of how each word evolved (as appropriate) are also noted. As needed, a listing will note if it is a colloquialism for an age group, racial group, sexual lifestyle group, etc. I had no idea what Stevie Wonder's song "Bad Mamma Jamma" meant until reading the definition in this text! The illustrations are clever, and surprisingly not vulgar, considering what book they are in. This is far more than just a snicker-fest - although you can sit down and read it and giggle here & there, it is truly a reference book for American slang at its worst.
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Summary: the first and last word on this world-class Word. . .
Review: The F Word. . .proves to be a rare item indeed: a comprehensive, vastly eclectic, tongue-in-cheek serious treatment that has to be the first and last word on this world-class Word. For the curious layperson, it will be a source of amazement and information, a good deal of it funny. As reviewed by Benedict B. Kimmelmann, in the Summer 1996 (Vol. XXIII, No. 1) issue of VERBATIM, The Language Quarterly.
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Summary: Funny at first...
Review: The first few pages of this book is f'ing funny!! But after about 5 minutes, one gets pretty tired of it. I got this as a gift, but i don't think i would spend money on this book. In my opinion, this is not a really good read or a good buy, but rather a cool novelty gift, or an easy way to impress your friends, and laugh for a few minutes. Don't know if it's only me, but Bevis & Butthead come into mind when i think about someone reading this book.
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Summary: Bigger and better than ever, the F-WORD is fun.
Review: The newly revised F-WORD manages to be even more fun to read (and to give as the perfect gift - every house needs one). I have learned new uses and been left incredulous by some I can't even say out loud.
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Summary: ...brilliant.
Review: This book contains probably more than anyone could possibly want to know (but at least have at one point contemplated during drunken conversation with friends) about a word that..., still has the power to shock and/or offend. The fact that this book does exist and has been so thoroughly researched before being released confirms what most people have suspected for quite some time; that words indeed are losing their force as a means of communication. This (drastically overworked) term, once found predominantly in hard-edged movies ("Scarface" being the most obvious example to come to mind) and hardcore rap/heavy metal music is now found in mainstream, widely acceptable films such as "High Fidelity" and cool '60's-style pop music acts such as the ridiculously brilliant Dandy Warhols. We have to face up to the fact that the shock value of the word is gone (although writing it out in an Amazon review will still result in its censorship). That being as it may, I know there are still those who consider themselves to be guardians of the English language (a lot of them being English teachers) who still take offense at the proliferation of the word...
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Summary: F***ing brilliant.
Review: This book contains probably more than anyone could possibly want to know (but at least have at one point contemplated during drunken conversations with friends) about a word that, judging by some of the horrified reviews I've read before posting my own, still has the power to shock and/or offend. The fact that this book does exist and has been so thoroughly researched before being released confirms what most people have suspected for quite some time; that words indeed are losing their force as a means of communication. This (drastically overworked) term, once found predominantly in hard-edged movies ("Scarface" being the most obvious example to come to mind) and hardcore rap/heavy metal music is now found in mainstream, widely acceptable films such as "High Fidelity" and cool '60's-style pop music acts such as the ridiculously brilliant Dandy Warhols. We have to face up to the fact that the shock value of the word is gone (although writing it out in an Amazon review will still result in its censorship). That being as it may, I know there are still those who consider themselves to be guardians of the English language (a lot of them being English teachers) who still take offense at the proliferation of the word. I'd like to see these elbow-patched, corduroy-jacketed souls buying a copy of this book and assigning a student who was misfortunate enough to be heard uttering the expression the task of reading the book and submitting a 10-page report on it. F***, I'm tempted to do it just to see if I can get it published somewhere.
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