BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 9 months agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1500arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1492arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square168fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squareM. D. Pan0wskilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 months agoI’ve always perceived Americans as very curse word friendly people. Not like Australians of course, but still very accepting of it.
minus-squareLemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down3·9 months agoMost are IMO. Cunt is a special case. Fuck and shit in most contexts are going to be fine.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·9 months agoAustralians have a strange sense if humor.
I’ve always perceived Americans as very curse word friendly people. Not like Australians of course, but still very accepting of it.
Most are IMO. Cunt is a special case. Fuck and shit in most contexts are going to be fine.
Australians have a strange sense if humor.