BrikoXM to Interesting [email protected]English • 10 months 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 • 10 months agomessage-square179fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish-35•10 months agoWhy on Earth would you be using such language in a public place? I can’t imagine why people were freaking out.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish-4•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-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish0•10 months agoI suppose. Anyway I still don’t care for people who use heavy profanity.
Why on Earth would you be using such language in a public place? I can’t imagine why people were freaking out.
Why the fuck not?
Why wouldn’t I?
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.