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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] 9 points 10 months ago

Fucking finally!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

About fucking time!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

You're fucking welcome! Lord knows I've been doing my part.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

It wasn't even that long ago when mild exclamations like d_mn and h_ll were forbidden swear words too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

yeah, I remember that it was considered extremely edgy that Bart said words like hell, damn, crap and ass on The Simpsons. lmao

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

You're welcome motherfuckers. Been pushing this in corporate for 20 years. Had a CEO come in and tell us we needed to tone it down bc he found himself doing it at home with his kids too much. Ivy pedigree probably never in his life before that period lol

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

No shit

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

No it goddamn isn't, fuck you asshole!

/s obviously

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

‘Bout fucking time.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

We've finally realized that it's oppressive language that's harmful, not bodily-function language?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

fuck yeah

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

...why is the header photo of a lady resting her arm on a pink metal bunk bed ladder?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

that's Swears Georg

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

You're just now fuckin' realizing this?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Well why the fuck not

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

There's just a new bunch of taboo words.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

No shit?!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yikes, this should go in /c/collapse.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

By Jove!

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