would be subject to some penalty, unless they atoned for the mistake.

Taboo language can be regarded as a means to censor, or at least avoid the mention of taboo topics, for fear of incurring the cost of violating the taboo itself. By extension, elements of language such as words, names or phonemes can become taboo themselves, as they can be seen as an inalienable part of the tabooed entity.

Linguistic taboos

A linguistic taboo is any element of a language bearing a quality that renders

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