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Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics

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[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.one 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fuck, I sure as shit hope so.

[–] constantokra@lemmy.one 10 points 10 months ago

I would have gone with "shit, I sure as fuck hope so", but you do you.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Right, because it takes a fucking expert to figure that shit out.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

Watch your fucking language!

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 12 points 10 months ago

Fuck yeah it is. Swearing is the shit.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago

That's fucking right

[–] heyfrancis@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago

This is fucking great news

[–] liquidparasyte@pawb.social 8 points 10 months ago

About fucking time!

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago

Does this maybe have to do with changing moral foundations? Like society becoming less religious and moving away from religion-based aversion to mention of sex and bodily functions to the point where they basically don't count as swears anymore, while doubling down on disliking swears denigrating a protected group of people.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Fucking finally!

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago
[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 5 points 10 months ago
[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It was honestly a small culture shock for me when I moved from the US to Canada. Everyone I knew in the States swore rampantly amongst themselves, but in public people were often reserved and proper, and swearing in the presence of a stranger or elderly person would result in some pearl clutching - especially on a retail level.

Up here nobody gives a fuck. It's just in the vocabulary. I've gotten so used to it that I dropped a bunch of things at work recently and muttered "FFFUUCK ME!" in front of an elderly woman who I didn't realize was standing there. I apologized for my language and she was completely unfazed. Thought it was funny. Just went about helping me gather my things. Probably went up to buy her stuff afterward and said something along the lines of "Hope we get a fuckin' chinook.".

[–] CJOtheReal@ani.social 3 points 10 months ago

I fucking hope it is. Cant stand people being offended.

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

There's just a new bunch of taboo words.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago

About fucking time.

I am a linguist, and I also agree with this claim. Even in my own life, especially with younger people, there's a few exemplars in most average conversations. "Fucking" in adjectival position seems especially common, but that's all just anecdotal.

[–] arefx@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

I dont know anyone who doesnt swear lol

[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 10 months ago

First the advertising platforms started getting called social, now swearing at each other is social. Shit is shit.

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 points 10 months ago

'ai să-mi bag pula!

[–] jrbaconcheese@yall.theatl.social 1 points 10 months ago
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Swearing is unproductive and unprofessional. It has no place in society.

[–] AgnosticMammal@lemmy.zip 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Your flavour of language tastes bland.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You flavor of language is rude.

[–] AgnosticMammal@lemmy.zip 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

You must think everyone who swears are the literal definition of the word, which in that case I suggest you learn to keep your head out of the gutter!

Edit: you literally live in it. https://lemmy.zip/comment/6025027

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Deleted?

Ngl, this isn't always true but I've known a few self-described "non-swearers" who would start really, baldly vulgar conversations regularly - but they'd substitute "freak" or "screw" for "fuck", and "crud" for "shit", and "weiner" for "dick". Yet when I reply "what the fuck, that's gross", I'm the vulgar one apparently. It's fucking bizarre man

[–] Skates@feddit.nl 7 points 10 months ago

Fuck outta here

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

Same could be said of you, but we ain't running our fucking mouths about it.

[–] pythonoob@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago

You really can't take a hint huh

[–] MayonnaiseArch 1 points 10 months ago

Fucking lol mate