Well, shoot: Curse words have been through a lot of doggone stages to get to where they are today.

Gadzooks! A Brief History of Curse Words

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W ell, shoot: Curse words have been through a lot of doggone stages to get to where they are today. Mark Twain once said that "under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer," and people have been swearing as long as they've been praying.

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