Everyone has a different response to pain. Some of us shout, some pull inwards, others meditate and some, like me, let out a string of obscenities in such a calm, matter of fact manner that one might guess I was giving my opinion on the latest diet craze. More:My postpartum depression...
Swearing isassociated with the lower classesin society, which is why the expression is toswear like a sailor. When you often swear, you get a reputation as being uncouth and poorly raised. So, swearing is alsoa poor reflectionon your family. Bad for Children to Hear Chances are that if y...
doi:10.1002/scin.5591760310Laura SandersScience NewsSanders, L. (2009, January 8). %&*#$! Makes You Feel Better. Science News Vol. 176, Issue 3. Retrieved February 16th, 2012.
Curse words are stored in the limbic system in the right side of the brain. This is a complex system of emotions and drives and is associated with creativity. So next time you think someone who swears like a sailor should “be a little more creative”, think again. ...
英语禁语taboo swearing words Lesson : How to (not) swear in English Ukraine: DEMATUKATSIA bill. Olha Bohomolets. Fine: 680 hrn– 1275 hrn. or 15-day detention.Swearing in English: Questions 1Does your native language have many swear words? Are they stronger than those in English?2Brain...
F*ck It… Start Swearing Like a Sailor When Exercising Thank you, Long Island University Brooklyn, for providing evidence for my need to be swearing during my workouts. Not that I really cared what people thought, but I now have evidence that what I’m doing makes sense. Why? Because sci...
(redirected from swearing like a trooper)Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Encyclopedia. trooper soldier or police officer: He was a state trooper. Not to be confused with: trouper –actor; dependable person: He’s always on time—a real trouper. Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by ...
Pledge to renounce or give up, as inI've sworn off cigarettes. This expression was first used for abjuring liquor in the first half of the 1800s but has since been broadened to just about anything. See also:off,swear The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyr...
Captain Haddock of Tintin, who swears like... well, a sailor, is more of a subversion: While he does sometimes employ symbol swearing, he also has a very rich Gosh Dang It to Heck vocabulary (Which was compiled into a dictionary). Appears in Chick Tracts plenty of times. Weirdly, in...
Or is it that we spend hours playing violent video games like Grand Theft Auto, and then get behind the wheel of a car, pump up the thrash music, and tear off down the road? READ ALSOWill new warnings stop problem gambling? Odds are against it ...