BrikoXM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish • 9 months agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square199fedilinkarrow-up1542arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1533arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoXM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square199fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
I’m not your pal, friend.
I’m not your friend, guy!