BrikoXM to Interesting SharesEnglish · 11 months agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square201fedilinkarrow-up1543arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1534arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoXM to Interesting SharesEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square201fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down36·11 months agoWhy on Earth would you be using such language in a public place? I can’t imagine why people were freaking out.
minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·11 months agoWhy the fuck not?
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·edit-211 months agoBecause that’s not I nice thing to say? Why didn’t you slap them in the face? They are equivalent in many places in the US.
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoWell that’s the point isn’t it, cultural differences.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoI suppose. Anyway I still don’t care for people who use heavy profanity.
Why on Earth would you be using such language in a public place? I can’t imagine why people were freaking out.
Why the fuck not?
Why wouldn’t I?
Because that’s not I nice thing to say? Why didn’t you slap them in the face? They are equivalent in many places in the US.
Well that’s the point isn’t it, cultural differences.
I suppose. Anyway I still don’t care for people who use heavy profanity.