BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 year agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square198fedilinkarrow-up1536arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1527arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square198fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoBy punching it. If you hit a word right when it’s coming out of someone’s mouth, you can hurt the word itself
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down23·1 year agoI ask the people around me to not use such harsh language. Most people are more than happy to comply
minus-squareprotistlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 year ago A “universal basic income” shouldn’t be a thing. It encourages laziness This is harsh language that offends me. Stop using it
How would you do that
By punching it. If you hit a word right when it’s coming out of someone’s mouth, you can hurt the word itself
I ask the people around me to not use such harsh language. Most people are more than happy to comply
This is harsh language that offends me. Stop using it