BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 10 months agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square196fedilinkarrow-up1540arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1531arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square196fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·edit-210 months 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-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoWell that’s the point isn’t it, cultural differences.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoI suppose. Anyway I still don’t care for people who use heavy profanity.
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.