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Swearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claim (www.theguardian.com)
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Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics

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[-] [email protected] -4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Well that's the point isn't it, cultural differences.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I suppose. Anyway I still don't care for people who use heavy profanity.

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