Fuck! Is that offensive to you? Why is the word "*censored*" such a taboo word in the English language as opposed to its definition of "copulation"? It would seem to make sense that if a word is offensive it's meaning would be twice that. Strangely, sex is not an offensive word at all, and is used frequently in formal conversations and writings. Upon questioning, not one person could give a concrete answer on why the word offended them, they would simply say "oh, just because, and don't use that kind of language in front of you mother". "Just because", is not a valid answer and doesn't explain my question. So I started my quest to learn the meaning behind the meaning, and angering many librarians in the process.
             The printed history of the word "*censored*" was first documented in a poem by Dunbar in 1503, and later documented in 1598 in a slang dictionary as a definition of the word "Fottere". By the 18th century, if printed at all, the word would be "F-k". Than the great writer James Joyce published the word "Fuck" in his book "Ulysses" in 1922, nevertheless the word has remained a major taboo in formal writing.
             I then went straight to "The Cassell Dictionary of Slang", which traced the word "*censored*" all the way back to the late 17th century; "An act of copulation" or sex. This term's meaning remained just "sex" until the late 18th century when it's term seemed to erratically change to mean "anything at all that is negative". As the first part of the 20th century rolls around, the word evolves quite a bit. First, it's meaning comes to include "a person, (usually a woman)" for example "She/he was a good *censored*". In 1920 it was inclusive to "a despicable person", and in 1930 "used in comparisons". Wit
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