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Swearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claim (www.theguardian.com)

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Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It comes up a lot more in professional settings than it used to. I would actually give this one to GenX and appreciate it when used correctly.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Gen X broke down the gate, millennials buried the gate, and Gen Z built a monument to swearing on top of where the gate once stood

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

That's fucking glorious!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Unalive and the k word would like to have a word with you about gen z

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

But that’s not a swear or curse word. The swear words are: shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, tits, damn, sonofabitch, goddamn, ass, asshole, bastard and other plays on those words.

And I’m pretty sure the unalive thing came from TikTok pulling and censoring videos with the word kill in them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I see a LOT of censoring all of those words from younger people who grew up with tiktok tho

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'd say it's still not great to use in most professional settings, with the caveat that every environment is different. I'm not gonna be clutching pearls if I do run into someone that's more liberal with their curses, but I'm not going to be spouting off myself.