BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 10 months agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square200fedilinkarrow-up1543arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1534arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square200fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months 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.