From John Amy
Laura Spinney, in discussing swear words, seems to have overlooked the c-word entirely (22/29 December 2007, p 51). I was under the impression that this was the biggest taboo.
We went into detail about “fuck” and “shit” because they are the most commonly used swearwords. But, er, the c-word clearly is interesting if only because it seems in some areas to be so shocking that even we censor its use.
Bromley, Kent, UK
