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

  • sushibowl@feddit.nlEnglish
    4·
    11 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.

    • merc@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      11 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.