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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoBy punching it. If you hit a word right when it’s coming out of someone’s mouth, you can hurt the word itself
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish-20•10 months agoI ask the people around me to not use such harsh language. Most people are more than happy to comply
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish20•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
How would you do that
By punching it. If you hit a word right when it’s coming out of someone’s mouth, you can hurt the word itself
I ask the people around me to not use such harsh language. Most people are more than happy to comply
This is harsh language that offends me. Stop using it