Swearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claim - eviltoast
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics

Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics

  • CptInsane0@lemmy.worldEnglish
    38·
    10 months ago

    It comes up a lot more in professional settings than it used to. I would actually give this one to GenX and appreciate it when used correctly.

    • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      10 months ago

      I’d say it’s still not great to use in most professional settings, with the caveat that every environment is different. I’m not gonna be clutching pearls if I do run into someone that’s more liberal with their curses, but I’m not going to be spouting off myself.

      • TheTetrapod@lemmy.worldEnglish
        184·
        10 months ago

        Why have you chosen this hill to die on? Swearing harms no one, and makes talking more fun. I honestly take an aversion to swearing as a sign of immaturity.

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
          535·
          10 months ago

          The fact that you resort to swearing is immature. I ask the people I’m around to not swear and the people that know me know my thoughts on swearing.

          • 0ops@lemm.eeEnglish
            31·
            10 months ago

            Resort? That’s a weird way to put it. I don’t even think about swearing. Sometimes “fuck” is just the perfect word for the job. Hell, pretty often it is, because the word “fuck” is so versatile. Nothing beats the literal poetry of a well placed word, and face it man sometimes that word is “fuck”. Fuck fuck fuck

      • This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥@lemmy.worldEnglish
        142·
        10 months ago

        A “universal basic income” shouldn’t be a thing. It encourages laziness and is more government spending which can worsen inflation.

        Get fucked.

        • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          By punching it. If you hit a word right when it’s coming out of someone’s mouth, you can hurt the word itself

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
          424·
          10 months ago

          I ask the people around me to not use such harsh language. Most people are more than happy to comply

          • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
            211·
            10 months ago

            A “universal basic income” shouldn’t be a thing. It encourages laziness

            This is harsh language that offends me. Stop using it