A persistent cultural myth suggests that individuals who swear frequently do so because they lack the vocabulary to express ...

What's in a swear? The world's filthiest words typically refer to something vulgar or taboo, for one. But there's something else swears across the world's languages have in common. They're all missing ...

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I’m a guy who is typically pointed, concise, and purposeful with my words. I’m also not highly emotional, meaning I rarely veer from logic. Sounds kinda boring, right? Stay with me. There’s a big ...

Dagnabit, I just love cursing. It relieves stress and feels good. Polite society has considered the use of vulgar language to be associated with low intellect, but studies are showing the opposite.

There is nothing more tiring, and unimaginative, than people filling blank spaces in a conversation with a tirade of reflexive F-bombs. And it’s not just me. Or my imagination. Studies done on this ...