On Cussing

F uck the Fuckity Fuckin Fucker Readers of Katherine Dunn won t be surprised that this was her father s favorite sentence, or that, as a young girl, she heard it as a kind of profane poem, a secret song For many of us, the language of Geek Love carries a similar staying power, born of Dunn s agile use of language and her strange, beautiful diction And as a true exegete of the expletive, she remained undividedly devoted to obscenity both as scholar and practitioner.In On Cussing, Dunn sketches a brief history of swear words and creates something of a field guide to their types and usages, from the common threat I ll squash you like a shithouse mouse to the portmanteau intensifier Fan fucking tastic But she also explores their physiology the physical impact on the reader or listener and makes an argument for how and when to cuss with maximum effect Equal parts informative and hilarious, this volume will delight Dunn s legion of fans, but it s also a must have for anyone looking tosuccessfully wield their expletives, be it in writing or in everyday speech. Read On Cussing Author Katherine Dunn – kino-fada.fr Katherine Dunn wrote Geek Love If you havent, you should This one is really short and sweet I m a cusser This made me laugh Especially since she diagram a her father s favorite phrase Let s say it s a colorful grouping of various uses of the first word Hysterical Does...Always fun to read writers on cussing .Witty, fun A short read For anyone who appreciates swearing and swearing well.Fuck the fuckity fuckin fucker verb, adverb, adjective, noun or, the only words you ll ever need.When it comes to using foul language, be specific Calvin Trillin urges us to never say car if we can say Pontiac The same goes for cussing Make your cussing specific to the target, whether that s a person, an object, or situation A sailor once explained it to me this way He s never just a motherfucker He s a conniving, bald headed motherfucker Or a snot sucking bastard Or a whining, toothless cocksucker For longer phrasings, experiment with alliteration for musicality and ease of flo When it comes to using foul language, be specific Calvin Trillin urges us to never say car if we can say Pontiac The same goes for cussing Make your cussing specific to the target, whether that s a person, an object, or situation A sailor once explained it to me this way He s never just a motherfucker He s a conniving, bald headed motherfucker Or a snot sucking bastard Or a whining, toothless cocksucker For longer phrasings, experiment with alliteration for musicality and ease of flow, as in, You slimy, pissing scum sack Dunn covers a lot of ground in t...Too bad I didn t experience the talk that this book is transcribed from As an academic speech to an auditorium full of earnest graduate students, all those taboo words and examples delivered aloud in Katherine Dunn s memorable voice must have been a scream Even an audio version would probably be both informative and hilarious But, as the author repeatedly reminds us, such language has lost its shock value in literature and entertainment Therefore, as a book it ironically suffers from the ver Too bad I didn t experience the talk that this book is transcribed from As an academic speech to an auditorium full of earnest graduate students, all those taboo words and examples delivered aloud in Katherine Dunn s memorable voice must have been a scream Even an audio version would probably be both informative and hilarious But, as the author repeatedly reminds us, such language has lost its shock value in literature and entertainment Therefore, as a book it ironically suffers ...The tone of the language is the writer s voice Violations of tone are the equivalent of a singer s voice breaking or hitting a wrong note It jars With all of this ammunition, I trust you will give serious consideration to...Extremely interesting and informative and short piece on the origins of cussing in literature and how to use cussing in your own writing for the most impact This was a great tiny book adapted from a lecture I think.

• 25 May 2018
Katherine Dunn
• Paperback
• 64 pages
• 1947793268
• Katherine Dunn
• On Cussing