Date:  Mon, 7 Nov 1994 10:29:04 -0400

From:  "Bethany Dumas, UTK" <DUMASB[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UTKVX.BITNET>

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)