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* [[David Eddings]] takes this trope and runs with it in ''[[The Belgariad]]'' and ''[[The Malloreon]]''. The only actual curses in the entire series are the God's names like with Durnik's "Belar, Mara and Nedra" (which is described as swearing particularly well), but there are plenty of descriptions of cursing, including shocked reactions from the characters present. The absolute epitome of this is in the exchanges between [[Vitriolic Best Buds|Beldin and Polgara]], which are so epically vulgar that they can drive hardened warriors from the vicinity. It is said that Polgara can curse for hours nonstop, in multiple languages (usually at the same time), without ever repeating herself.
* This appears in ''[[Harry Potter]]'', about 50 times a book, usually with Ron doing it (indeed, "Ron swore" might be the ''actual'' [[Catch Phrase]] of the whole series), followed by Hermione berating him (or possibly his mother). Verily, JKR married this trope and had about 50 billion of its babies.
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*** Ironically, the [[Precision F-Strike|one time an actual swear is uttered]], it's by... Molly Weasley. Mind you, she had [[Mama Bear|every reason to let loose]].
**** Also by Harry himself in the end of ''[[
**** They actually swear multiple times uncensored (except for the really obscene ones that shock Hermione and Mrs. Weasley) throughout the final four books. They were always censored in the first three books because they were intended for children. (Although "crap" is used once in the third book.)
**** [[J. K. Rowling]] does it for obscene gestures as well as words, such as during the Quidditch World Cup final in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (novel)|Goblet of Fire]]'': "The leprechauns had risen into the air again and, this time, they formed a giant hand, which was [[Flipping the Bird|making a very rude sign indeed]] across the pitch towards the Veela." [[Fridge Brilliance|There was possibly a method to this]], as depending on what country you're from, the hand sign that comes to mind could be completely different.
* [[Madeleine L'Engle]]'s ''The Young Unicorns''.
* In her nonfiction book ''Talk to the Hand'', Lynne Truss uses the word ''fuck'' a few times in the introduction, but then adds a note saying, "The author apologises for the high incidence of the word 'Eff' in this book," and thereafter uses ''Eff'' even in direct quote.
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