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Profanity is as much a part of an ethnic group or nation's culture as etiquette is. Just as one should know what is considered polite, one should also know what is offensive. While I'm sure there are some readers who would get a juvenile thrill out of knowing how to use a bad word in Brazil or
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I think that there are two conflicting issues in this discussion: the topic of the article and the content of the article. The topic of the article (Portuguese profanity) is valid and notable -- it is a subject of interest to students of culture and language. However, much of the content of the
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