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Swearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claim (www.theguardian.com)
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Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics

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[-] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

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

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