How many profanities are officially part of the english language?
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Clueless Ned
ANSWERS: 7
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S**t! Too many to f***ing count if they are truly considered part of the d**n language.
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So many I can't count.
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alot since almost anything can be a inuendo for sex,genitals,etc.
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alot since anything these days can be an inuendo for sex,genitalia, etc
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Here's the best list I could find. http://www.notam02.no/~hcholm/altlang/ht/English.html There are quite a lot.
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There is no oficial inventory of words in the language.
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Unlike the French language which has L'Académie française to dictate rules and regulations regarding vocabulary, English is a more democratic language allowed to evolve and live in a natural state. Therefore there is no official list of profanity in English. Profanity evolves and is used naturally and over time it may or may not disappear from the vernacular. There is no "official" in the English language. Even the rules of grammar evolve and shift over time and there is no body such as L'Académie française to wag its erudite finger at us. In short, you are free to list as many illustrations of profanity as possible but it will never be "official". Try www.urbandictionary.com for new profanity.
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