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| Why you should totally drop that F bomb |
| 2018-01-22 |
| h/t Instapundit It turns out your parents, teachers, principals and priest were all wrong. Swearing isn’t bad. In fact, it might even be helpful, and science is here to prove it. These are just some of the surprising findings chronicled in "Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language" (W.W. Norton & Company), out Tuesday, by Emma Byrne, a London-based writer. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #6 Was at a firefighter deal recently. Leaving the hotel, the good hostess said, "Have a good one; hope you learn something new today." "Ma'am, if I learn something new today, I will have to unlearn it before talking with the family." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-01-22 19:24 |
| #5 I work in construction. Nuff said |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-01-22 15:23 |
| #4 If you produce less swear words when you do the effect is bigger. It all depends on how creative your use of swear words is. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-01-22 13:48 |
| #3 Try driving in Israel, BP. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-01-22 13:31 |
| #2 Swearing has a personal scarcity value. If you produce less swear words when you do the effect is bigger. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-01-22 13:07 |
| #1 So if you want to express your "feelings" the f word works. But if you want to express logic and facts you should avoid it. The next step in the experiment should be to determine if members of a certain political party use it more often. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-01-22 10:59 |