From today's World Wide Words, ed. M. Quinion. A reporter:
"[O]ne professor, the editor of the university's English language
journal [in Japan], suddenly banned four letter words, because he had read
somewhere that they were taboo. But he banned not just obscenities
but all four letter words, including 'when', 'next', 'time' and
even his own name! ... The edict was withdrawn [before long, though]"
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