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

  • M. D. Pan0wski
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    1211 months ago

    I’ve always perceived Americans as very curse word friendly people. Not like Australians of course, but still very accepting of it.

    • @LemmyIsFantastic
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      1711 months ago

      Most are IMO. Cunt is a special case. Fuck and shit in most contexts are going to be fine.