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Australians like to think they are egalitarian and there has always been a dimension of this reflected in the use of swearwords in their everyday English. Of course in Australia as elsewhere, there have always been elements trying to stamp them out but attempts have always failed. Australians might object to swearing, but they’ve never shown any sign of giving it up. But “bad” language isn’t always bad either. There are clear benefits in using cusswords — the power of these expressions allow us to let off steam, to spice up what’s being said and in particular show affection, to be funny and to define the gang. Significantly, as many swearwords become more accepted (a form of “verbicide”), some previously mainstream words and phrases themselves become taboo. So what’s new in swearwords, and what does this say about Australians today?
**Warning: this episode contains strong language **

Kate Burridge: Frequent Coarse Language — Swearing and Taboo Language Down Under

We are all familiar with the typical media image of homelessness – a person hunched in the doorway or asleep on the footpath with a cardboard sign begging for money. Mental illness or drug use is often assumed to be the cause.

How accurate are these stereotypes? What causes homelessness in a city as affluent as ours? Are there really people just like us who are homeless? It has been humbling to realise that Dr Wood too had some inaccurate stereotypes and underestimated just how tough it is to live without a place to call home.

Next time you see a person who is homeless...by Lisa Wood

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Speaking the unspeakable, why do we avoid reality through euphemism and taboo? with Kate Burridge

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