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

  • Possibly linux
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    1 year ago

    Why were you swearing? It serves no purpose really.

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      1 year ago

      Profanity has existed for thousands of years in almost all languages and cultures for a reason, it absolutely serves a purpose.