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-square@LemmyIsFantasticlinkEnglish19•edit-21 year agoCunt is always going to rile women and some men more. It’s a completely different context here. Most women really really don’t like it. A fuck or shit as long as it’s not in a children’s park or anything in most places isn’t going to be that big a deal.
Cunt is always going to rile women and some men more. It’s a completely different context here. Most women really really don’t like it.
A fuck or shit as long as it’s not in a children’s park or anything in most places isn’t going to be that big a deal.