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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] 1 points 10 months ago

If I haven't called someone or something a cunt during my day, then there's something seriously wrong with me and I need to go to the hospital immediately.