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Faith was ready to embark upon a new beginning. Making a life-changing decision the night of her college graduation left her family stunned. Even though she had a clear plan for the future, her past would continue to rear its ugly head too often. Not only was she trying to start again by first seeking to find ways to love herself, but she would now have to stand in the gap for a family member who needed her love and prayers like never before.

Let the squeamish beware!Watch Your F*cking Language takes a no-holds-barred approach to taboo words and expressions. It shows you how to use them to your advantage -- and have fun doing so. Building on the lessons learned in English as a Second F*cking Language, this book emphasizes traditional English swears as well as powerful (and hidden) expressions from other cultures and languages.Through numerous examples, it puts the real language of real people into context:FLOYD: I just heard a Dan Quayle speech. It was really f*cking confusing.RUBY: I just got back from a Mongolian cluster f*ck. It was really confusing f*cking.The name of the game is communication, and Watch Your F*cking Language shows readers how to hammer home their messages with confidence and gusto.Among its features:*Numerous examples of proper (and so-called improper) usage*An Idioms section that emphasizes the niceties of swearing*A "Need to Know, "Nice to Know," and "Forget It" system for identifying swear words*A Final F*cking Exam

Feminist linguistics has come of age. Yet, in more than two decades of research, male speaking patterns have largely been taken for granted. This is the first extensive account of mena s language -- of male ways of speaking and of language in the construction of masculinity.