I’m sure I read that the language used in the tv show Deadwood used more modern swear words on purpose , rather than the more religious swear words people back then would have used.
This religious swearing would feel very tame to us these days, so they used modern phrases to give an idea of what it felt like to hear it.
leodavidci t1_j6ouv6i wrote
Reply to TIL that the first use of the phrase "son-of-a-bitch" in American literature was in the 1823 book "Seventy-Six" by John Neal about the American Revolutionary War. Seventy-Six was criticized at the time for its use of profanity and was noted for its use of colloquialisms. by vrphotosguy55
I’m sure I read that the language used in the tv show Deadwood used more modern swear words on purpose , rather than the more religious swear words people back then would have used. This religious swearing would feel very tame to us these days, so they used modern phrases to give an idea of what it felt like to hear it.