BrikoXM to Interesting [email protected]English • 6 months agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square195fedilinkarrow-up1533arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1524arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoXM to Interesting [email protected]English • 6 months agomessage-square195fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoBy punching it. If you hit a word right when it’s coming out of someone’s mouth, you can hurt the word itself
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish-20•6 months agoI ask the people around me to not use such harsh language. Most people are more than happy to comply
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish20•6 months ago A “universal basic income” shouldn’t be a thing. It encourages laziness This is harsh language that offends me. Stop using it
How would you do that
By punching it. If you hit a word right when it’s coming out of someone’s mouth, you can hurt the word itself
I ask the people around me to not use such harsh language. Most people are more than happy to comply
This is harsh language that offends me. Stop using it