And here's a rough draft of a chapter of my book. If you get easily upset due to foul language, this is not for you.

And here's a rough draft of a chapter of my book. If you get easily upset due to foul language, this is not for you.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mm9j7WvZeG8SQ65tH7Dxi7vP_X08ZrTi/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mm9j7WvZeG8SQ65tH7Dxi7vP_X08ZrTi/view?usp=sharing

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  1. Kate Cory-WrightSeptember 21, 2018 at 8:21 PM

    Lol. Lots of new info there for me! And I love the original topic!
    I have a few queries:
    1. Who’s the target audience? (sorry, you probably wrote that somewhere else). Is it higher level ss?
    2. Is it American English? British? Or both?
    3. If it’s for ss, maybe the idioms could go higher up (and etymology a bit lower down)? Only because people tend to love idioms whereas the etymology is quite intense/heavy, so it could be offputting. The order depends on who it’s for, of course.

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  2. Kevin SteinSeptember 22, 2018 at 12:10 AM

    This is so funny and interesting. And I can think of a lot of students who would love to have it.

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  3. Swim FinnSeptember 22, 2018 at 6:31 AM

    Kate Cory-Wright Hello, It's definitely for higher level students. I wrote a research paper on swearing and they suggested no lower than B2 because students have issues with understanding the level of offensiveness and misuse the words like crazy, which naturally leads to more issues.

    It's for American English. I conducted research re: the level of offensiveness in the States, which is super important as that's what most ESL students have trouble with. I'm pretty sure it would be different for Brits, and I wouldn't have the resources to really conduct the research.

    Good idea re: the putting the etymology lower. I'm adding it so they understand the reason it can be so offensive. plus, i'm just an etymology nerd. hahaha

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  4. Adi RajanSeptember 22, 2018 at 7:13 AM

    This is so friggin cool! I just love the activities. They're hilarious particularly the one where they have to decide whether it's positive or negative. I am not sure if the format of the activities as you have it at the mo would work in epub. Have you tried to see how it looks?

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  5. Kate Cory-WrightSeptember 22, 2018 at 7:27 AM

    Swim Finn lol. Me too! I figured it must be American English because some didn’t sound like something we’d say in the UK.
    Great stuff, anyway! Keep playing around the order will come to you, I’m sure.

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  6. Swim FinnSeptember 22, 2018 at 7:35 AM

    Adi Rajan Adi, I noticed you're in India too. Which city?

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  7. Adi RajanSeptember 22, 2018 at 7:36 AM

    Swim Finn Bombay. I vaguely recall reading that you've just moved to India. Whereabouts are you?

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  8. Swim FinnSeptember 22, 2018 at 7:59 AM

    Adi Rajan Just moved to New Delhi 2 weeks ago! Very nice city!

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  9. Adi RajanSeptember 22, 2018 at 8:12 AM

    Swim Finn You don't have to be polite! You'll soon hear about the Bombay-Delhi rivalry :-) Give us a shout if you're in my neck of the woods.

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  10. Swim FinnSeptember 22, 2018 at 8:48 AM

    Adi Rajan Will do. I knew about the Mumbai-Delhi rivalry... But there's also a Bombay-Delhi rivalry? Oh my!

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  11. Gemma ArcherSeptember 24, 2018 at 7:48 AM

    I love this - really interesting chapter, and it's about time something was made to deal with swearing - it's authentic language after all!

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