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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.

Honestly, there are times where it feels like it’s only possible to fully encapsulate the hellscape that was 2020 by using some, well — inelegant language. Same goes for when an alt-right mob breached ...

CNN — 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 ...

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Nicolas Cage hosts a Netflix comedy series looking at the origins and applications of six beloved obscenities in 'History of Swear Words.' By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic Executive produced ...

Liz Shannon Miller is a Los Angeles-based writer and editor, and has been talking about television on the Internet since the very beginnings of the Internet. Prior to serving as Senior TV Editor at ...

Portrait of an angry young woman cursing and symbols written on a blackboard - illustration concepts If you stub your toe or slam your finger in a door, there’s a good chance the first thing out of ...

Share on Pinterest Using swear words can have a wide range of positive effects on your well-being, including pain relief and helping you cope with emotionally challenging situations. LWA / Dann Tardif ...

Polite society considers swearing to be a vulgar sign of low intelligence and education, for why would one rely on rude language when blessed with a rich vocabulary? That perception, as it turns out, ...

If you stub your toe or slam your finger in a door, there’s a good chance the first thing out of your mouth is a four-letter word. But although swearing is a near-universal feature of language, it is ...