BrikoXM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish • 11 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 • 11 months agomessage-square201fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
Fuck you, too buddy
I’m not your buddy, pal.
I’m not your pal, friend.
I’m not your friend, guy!