Nunberg: A-Word Embodies the True Attitudes of Society

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Nunberg: A-Word Embodies the True Attitudes of Society
Commonwealth Club - SF Club Office
Geoffrey Nunberg is the author of Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years. He argues that words like "incivility" are not used by people in everyday life to express their true attitudes. Nunberg says that words like "asshole" are more accurate, authentic expressions.
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