Swearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claim(www.theguardian.com)

posted 9 months ago

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

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9 months ago

Cunt is always going to rile women and some men more. It’s a completely different context here. Most women really really don’t like it.

A fuck or shit as long as it’s not in a children’s park or anything in most places isn’t going to be that big a deal.

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