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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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[-] roguestew@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I'm curious what state you were in. It varies quite a bit regionally. I curse frequently and have never had anyone in public get offended where I live.

[-] Squizzy@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Midwest, Chicago too.

[-] roguestew@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Huh, that surprises me out of Chicago.

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