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In the PG Wodehouse books, Bertie's Aunt Agatha gets very cross when he says things like 'dashed' or 'blasted' ("Kindly restrain your language, Bertie!") Were these actual swear words at the time?

by /u/ImmortanJoe in /r/AskHistorians

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