BrikoXM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish • 6 months agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square201fedilinkarrow-up1543arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1534arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoXM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square201fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squarecircuitfarmerlinkEnglish2•6 months agoAbout 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.
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.