Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australians are outdone by Americans and Brits in how often they swear and in how many users swear online. - Max Pepper/CNN Polite ...

Got a potty mouth? A new book claims it could help steel you against depression and illness. That’s according to Emma Byrne, author of Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language ...

Swearing was long dismissed as a topic of serious research because it was assumed to be simply a sign of aggression, weak language proficiency or even low intelligence. We now have quite a lot of ...

"No Swearing" sign along Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Source - Ben Schumin, CC SA 3.0 "No Swearing" sign along Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Source - Ben Schumin, CC SA ...

Letting slip certain curse words may see you land in hot water at work or be sent off to wash your mouth out with soap by your parents. But swearing could actually have real benefits, according to a ...

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 ...

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When I was in middle school, I was an anti-swearer. I made my position obnoxiously clear. When the boys in my class would swear — and it really was mostly the boys — I would immediately look to see ...

I don't see how these laws are legal and haven't been challenged. Apparently 7 states have laws against using foul language in public. "It depends on context and circumstances," Horne said. "If ...

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, ...

That's a sign of intelligence "to the degree that language is correlated with intelligence," said Jay, who authored the study. "People that are good at language are good at generating a swearing ...