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

  • sushibowl@feddit.nl
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    10 months ago

    The n word is much, much worse than the other truly offensive words on your list. You can tell by how it’s the only one you can’t actually write out, even in a discussion on swear words.

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      10 months ago

      Yep, right now it has taken the #1 spot, whereas a few decades ago it was just a normal word that people used in conversation.