This little book of Nasty Words For People is surprisingly delightful

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One book I own is Depraved and Insulting English by Peter Novobatzky and Ammon Shea, which is a long listing of now-obscure words describing yes, depraved and insulting behavior of every stripe.

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I’ll endeavor to work those into my daily repertoire.

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A nice byproduct is a fun excuse to see pronunciation breakdowns for Irish words.

The most lasting impact - from a financial/career standpoint - of this may ironically be how much a limited-run physical object like it positively impacts their Instagram numbers.

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