Uses and Abuses
Description
While not everyone approves of "'bad" words, in this program Stephen Fry learns that profanity plays an important role in human communication. Fry undergoes an MRI scan to find the part of the brain associated with swearing, and meets a stroke patient and a person with Tourette syndrome, both of whom say they can't help using the F-word. Topics include swearing to relieve pain (with Brian Blessed); the power of bad words in humor and social interactions (with Armando Iannucci, Stephen K. Amos, and Omid Djalili); the use of double entendres and euphemisms to hide true meanings; and how slang and jargon ultimately add to the richness of language.
Runtime
60 min
Series
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2011
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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