Swearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claim

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

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

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I remember when I found it weird that House MD was allowed to say "crap" on TV all the time.
- Crap was a swear word? I always thought it is the milder form of saying shit.

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