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Profane language is by no means a recent phenomenon.

The Bible sometimes uses strong language, such as mention of men who " eat their own dung, and drink their own piss " in the Authorized King James Version of 1611's close translation of Hebrew text of 2 Kings 18: 27.

Shakespeare is replete with vulgarisms, though many are no longer readily recognized.

Even the oldest traces of human writing include swear words.