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I am curious about all of the curse words in Brandon's books, and I can't find all of them. I would like to know more of them and would like you all to comment about the ones that you know.

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Just off the top of my head:

Mistborn: Rust and Ruin, By the Lord Ruler! By the Survivors Scars! By the Mist.

Warbreaker: Colours! Austere!

Elantris: Merciful Domi, Nights

Stormlight: Storms! Various Herald's stuff

Alcatraz: Shattering Glass, Alliterative Authors

Steelheart: Sparks! Calamity!

Shadows for Silence: God Beyond, Shadows!

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SA: "Kelek's breath!" "Passions!" (Thaylen?)

tES: "Days!" (Gaotona)

Alcatraz: "Sparrows!" "Jays!" (More fowl language from Kaz...)

               "Walnuts, kid!" "Almonds!" "National Union of Teachers!" (More types of nuts, all from Kaz...)

               Grandpa Smedry swears by authors' names in the first book.

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There is a thread cataloging the ones we know from Roshar so far: http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/7204-swearing-in-roshar/

I'm not aware of any lists for the other books, but they may be out there.

Thanks for remembering those ones from Alcatraz, Curiosity! I had forgotten about those.

What kind of comments were you hoping for, yokie?

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Lift says "Starvin"

Also Ishik says Vun Makak and Nu Ralik

 

Warbreaker: has "Austre, God of Colors!" the "Tones" (What in the Tones are you thinking?)

And this one was a joke in Warbreaker: "What in the name of You ... " (Blushweaver/Lightsong)

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Lift says "Starvin"

Also Ishik says Vun Makak and Nu Ralik

Warbreaker: has "Austre, God of Colors!" the "Tones" (What in the Tones are you thinking?)

And this one was a joke in Warbreaker: "What in the name of You ... " (Blushweaver/Lightsong)

Basically just substitute a Cosmere religious figure and/or some attribute of them into Earth profanity and it usually works.

Sazed swore "by the forgotten gods" at the end of HoA.

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In the preface to Chapter 80 of Words of Radiance the person writing says "Shadows Woman! Even I'm not that crazy."

I know I've heard the curse "Shadows" before, I just don't remember where. Anyone remember? It would give me a clue into who is talking in this preface.

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31 minutes ago, Mattu00 said:

In the preface to Chapter 80 of Words of Radiance the person writing says "Shadows Woman! Even I'm not that crazy."

I know I've heard the curse "Shadows" before, I just don't remember where. Anyone remember? It would give me a clue into who is talking in this preface.

Hmm... I'm not sure where you may have heard it... Perhaps Shadows for Silence? If you check a lot of the other drawings in WoR, look for this same handwriting. On some of them you'll see a name. ;)

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On 2/22/2017 at 0:21 PM, Mattu00 said:

In the preface to Chapter 80 of Words of Radiance the person writing says "Shadows Woman! Even I'm not that crazy."

I know I've heard the curse "Shadows" before, I just don't remember where. Anyone remember? It would give me a clue into who is talking in this preface.

Threnody . Nazh says it sometimes

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