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]linkfedilinkEnglish4•6 months agoThe n word is much, much worse than the other truly offensive words on your list. You can tell by how it’s the only one you can’t actually write out, even in a discussion on swear words.
minus-square@merclinkEnglish3•6 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.
The n word is much, much worse than the other truly offensive words on your list. You can tell by how it’s the only one you can’t actually write out, even in a discussion on swear words.
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.