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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] 29 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Right, because it takes a fucking expert to figure that shit out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Language!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

A: English.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Watch your fucking language!