Packet M: Bonus 14
In many language families, the word for “bear” has undergone this concept’s namesake “deformation,” being replaced with euphemisms like the proto-Germanic for “brown one.” For 10 points each:
[10m] A Sigmund Freud essay on “Totem” and what concept claims its only universal kinds relate to incest and patricide?
ANSWER: taboo [or tapu; or kapu; accept taboo deformation; accept “Totem and Taboo”]
[10e] To avoid a taboo on these words, many varieties of English substitute them with kinder varieties like “gosh” and “darn.”
ANSWER: swear words [or synonyms like curse words or expletives; prompt on interjections]
[10h] Social media platforms encourage this type of taboo avoidance, which replaces words like “kill” with “unalive.” Taylor Lorenz popularized the name of this type of self-censorship, which titles a 2025 book by Adam Aleksic.
ANSWER: algospeak
<Editors, Social Science> | Packet M
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 17.69 | 90% | 49% | 39% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | Cambridge B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 12 | 13.33 | 83% | 25% | 25% |
| Midwest | Main | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Northeast | Main | ✓ | 12 | 20.00 | 92% | 67% | 42% |
| Pacific | Main | ✓ | 9 | 20.00 | 89% | 67% | 44% |
| Southeast | Main | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | Main | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| UK (North) | UK | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |