BrikoXM to Interesting [email protected]English • 1 year agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1509arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1501arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoXM to Interesting [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square179fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squarePan0wskilinkfedilinkEnglish12•1 year agoI’ve always perceived Americans as very curse word friendly people. Not like Australians of course, but still very accepting of it.
minus-square@LemmyIsFantasticlinkEnglish17•1 year agoMost are IMO. Cunt is a special case. Fuck and shit in most contexts are going to be fine.
I’ve always perceived Americans as very curse word friendly people. Not like Australians of course, but still very accepting of it.
Most are IMO. Cunt is a special case. Fuck and shit in most contexts are going to be fine.
Australians have a strange sense if humor.