BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 9 months agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square202fedilinkarrow-up1536arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1527arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square202fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squareBoxedFenders [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoIt wasn’t even that long ago when mild exclamations like d_mn and h_ll were forbidden swear words too.
minus-squarebigboopballs [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·9 months agoyeah, I remember that it was considered extremely edgy that Bart said words like hell, damn, crap and ass on The Simpsons. lmao
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agowhy the fuck are you censoring those
It wasn’t even that long ago when mild exclamations like d_mn and h_ll were forbidden swear words too.
yeah, I remember that it was considered extremely edgy that Bart said words like hell, damn, crap and ass on The Simpsons. lmao
why the fuck are you censoring those