BrikoXM to Interesting [email protected]English • 6 months agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square196arrow-up1542arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1533arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoXM to Interesting [email protected]English • 6 months agomessage-square196file-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish-4•edit-26 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•6 months agoWell that’s the point isn’t it, cultural differences.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish0•6 months agoI suppose. Anyway I still don’t care for people who use heavy profanity.
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.