A Good Look at Bad Language is the title of one of Kushalrani Gulab’s favourite books. It not only traces the history of bad words in the English language but also explains to the reader the situations when a mere @#$% will suffice and when the stronger %$^#@!***#$&@!!!@$% is called for. Since this is a family blog however, you will find no bad words here. Bad rants, bad jokes and bad grammer, possibly. Bad words, no.