BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 years agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square198linkfedilinkarrow-up1543arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1534arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square198linkfedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squarethisbenzingringlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years ago Mishal Husain swore seven times in under a minute during a recent BBC Radio 4 interview with the home secretary