Sheriff, Plaintiff, Bailiff,
Why are there so many -iff words in law enforcement? Plus, the evolution of Word!
![Fictional Sheriff J.D. "Boss" Hogg of Hazzard County, Georgia.](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_691,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1dec6006-4eb1-4f74-981e-05f45fad8359_636x480.jpeg)
Michael Davidson is wondering how we have gotten from “My word is my bond” to his kids — white, for the record — using “word as fuck” as an exclamation.
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