is often seen as a sign that the speaker lacks vocabulary, cannot express themselves in a less offensive way, or even lacks intelligence. Studies have shown, however, that swearing may in fact display a more, rather than less, intelligent use of language. ...
PRESIDENT BUSH ATTENDS SWEARING-IN OF MIKE MCCONNELL AS DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCEAGENCY GROUP 09FDCH Regulatory Intelligence Database
as Simon’s mother, whose own husband cheated on her and then died. Hard to tell which betrayal stung her more, but she clearly hasn’t gotten over either. The Swearing Jar also packs a lot of in-law angst into its perfectly crafted hour-and-50-minute runtime....
Polite society considers swearing to be a vulgar sign oflow intelligenceand education, for why would one rely on rude language when blessed with a rich vocabulary? That perception, as it turns out, is full of, uh … baloney. In fact, swearing may be a sign ofverbal superiority, studies h...
Around 12 minutes into the Ted Lasso pilot we hear the sexy, rage-filled gurgle of Roy Kent's voice for the first time. He and the team are gathered before a television screen watching Coach Lasso's first AFC Richmond press conference, and as the commotion grows, Roy mutes the locker ...
President Trump’s profanity is often considered a sign of honesty – e.g. “he tells it like it is.” A leader’s coarse choice of words can be an instance of deliberate use of profanity as a rhetorical device, says Byrne. “As with rehearsed gestures and well-orchestrated photo ...
new book,The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature, and doing what he does best: combining psychology and neuroscience with linguistics. The result is as entertaining (and not safe for work) as it is insight...
Emma Byrne Dr Emma Byrne is an AI researcher who has worked in the fields of genetics, neuroscience, and medicine. She is fascinated by the paradox of swearing: the one thing that is good for us that we have to try to stop ourselves from doing. Her book, Swearing Is Good For You, ...
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