Standing in a crowded elevator recently, I was privy to a conversation going on between two college students in front of me. The young women were casually chatting about their day while repeatedly ...

When Benjamin Bergen was working on his new book about profanity, the reaction he would most often get was bafflement. Why would he want to write about vulgarity, profanity and cussin'? His answer, as ...

Author John McWhorter's new book Nine Nasty Words delves into the history and meaning of English profanity, as well as the political differences that often influence those meanings. John McWhorter is ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Middle-school kids who hear swear words on TV or in video games may act more aggressively toward their peers, physically or otherwise, a small study suggests. The findings, ...

Your perspective on the use of profanity likely depends on the neighborhood where you grew up and the messages you received from your family of origin and other influential sources. Some people view ...

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Editor's note: The following excerpt from a book about swear words contains many, many swear words. Some of them are pretty ugly, but it's all in the name of linguistics. The most obvious possibility ...

Neuroscientist Michael Persinger is no longer allowed to teach his class at Laurentian University exploring the impact of profane language on human brains because he uses profane language in teaching ...

Politicians have a long history of swearing. Surreptitious recordings of the White House during the Johnson and Nixon administrations in the 1960s and ’70s document extensive presidential profanity.

YouTube has updated its monetisation policy, granting content creators more freedom with profanity. Mild or strong swear words used within the first seven seconds no longer automatically trigger ...