George Carlin, tireless student of language

The Atlantic on George Carlin’s seven dirty words as they turn 40 years old.  You can watch a 1978 performance on YouTube, if you’ve never heard the routine. Maybe put the headphones on, though, as the language is, as you might expect, deliciously filthy, so yeah, NSFW.

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