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

  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    The accusation, that my extensive use of profanity, implies a lack of mental faculties, to the point of concluding that I’m some kind of imbecile, is incomprehensibly erroneous.

    But it’s easier to just call you a fucking idiot.