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Strike 2... I suppose once they start they don't stop... we know the character knows the cuss word but maybe for the word count these must be spelled out, oh brother!

There's never a need to spell out the swear words... strike 1.

The use of the word babalaas which is an afrikaansised version of a isiZulu expression is relevant how when this book has not even reach the part where the people have come to Durban and thus have now mingled with the locals? He could have used an English expression but this is a jarring contradiction to their declaration that they used words as they were used during the time they are writing about, but anyway...