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This post started out as a comment to Yiren’s entry on ‘Vulgarities’ but quickly snowballed into a mini-commentary instead.Hokkien expletives are generally not my cup of tea because they’re largely genitalia-related, but I’m absolutely fine with the word ‘fuck’.

Sometimes it’s not the word per se that is vulgar but the way that the ‘expletive’ is [...]

Today saw me having my first ever tuition stint; incidentally and ironically, it was also the last, for this student at least. Oh in case you’re wondering, I was sacked right after the tuition through the person who referred me.

I always think of myself as a perfectionist when it comes to teaching. I spend [...]