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Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Because that's not I nice thing to say? Why didn't you slap them in the face? They are equivalent in many places in the US.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well that's the point isn't it, cultural differences.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I suppose. Anyway I still don't care for people who use heavy profanity.