Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 10:29:04 -0400
From: "Bethany Dumas, UTK"
Subject: motivation for 'swan'
I was never aware that the substitution of /swan/ for 'swear' was
motivated by a taboo against saying the word 'swear." In fact, I never
heard anyone give a reason for doing it. Where is 'mom' from? I wonder
if she says /swan/ just because other people do but has invented a
motivation for doing so? Bethany Dumas = dumasb[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]utkvx.utk.edu (English,
U of TN)