Gratuitous randomness: F*ck!

It's an interesting little fun fact that the most versatile and flexible word in the English language is also the most obscene; what that says about the culture we live in is an entirely different matter, but we're going to assert that it's probably an indication of our collective sexual...

By Jef Otte

April 6, 2011

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It's an interesting little fun fact that the most versatile and flexible word in the English language is also the most obscene; what that says about the culture we live in is an entirely different matter, but we're going to assert that it's probably an indication of our collective sexual prowess. In any case, it's Wednesday, the day that we bring you the best of our weird internets world in a random assortment of images loosely related to whatever topic we happen to come up with, and for that reason and that reason only, today we bring you this neat-o infographic about our favorite fucking word.

F*ckby Online English Degree

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