BrikoXM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish • 2 years agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square199fedilinkarrow-up1544arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1535arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoXM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square199fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish-4•edit-22 years 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@Squizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoWell that’s the point isn’t it, cultural differences.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years agoI suppose. Anyway I still don’t care for people who use heavy profanity.
Why wouldn’t I?
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.