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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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[–] harry_balzac@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Fuck yeahhh

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

No shit.

[–] arefx@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I dont know anyone who doesnt swear lol

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[–] CJOtheReal@ani.social 3 points 2 years ago

I fucking hope it is. Cant stand people being offended.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

About fucking time.

I am a linguist, and I also agree with this claim. Even in my own life, especially with younger people, there's a few exemplars in most average conversations. "Fucking" in adjectival position seems especially common, but that's all just anecdotal.

[–] 15liam20@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

What about flipping off the camera?

[–] Z3Hexenal@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

Social media reducing inhibitions

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