BrikoXM to Interesting SharesEnglish · 1 year 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 · 1 year agomessage-square201fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYep, right now it has taken the #1 spot, whereas a few decades ago it was just a normal word that people used in conversation.
Yep, right now it has taken the #1 spot, whereas a few decades ago it was just a normal word that people used in conversation.