It's all kicking off in Stourbridge
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr0yv2jzgxo
#Swearing
I love this. "Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world"
via @theguardianrss
cc @stancarey
Cultural variations in swear words reveal social values and linguistic creativity
A 2024 study investigated taboo words across 13 languages in 17 countries, revealing significant cultural and linguistic differences in swear word usage. While English and Spanish speakers mentioned about 16 taboo words on average, German speakers listed over 50, showcasing a capacity for compound w... [More info]
Today I learned what a "hodenkobold" is in German (a testicle goblin). There are other interesting bits in this research too: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/19/italian-blasphemy-and-german-ingenuity-how-swear-words-differ-around-the-world
Fuckin’ A, vittu perkele!
’ Swearing could even confer physical benefits, Sulpizio said, citing a study that asked people to say a normal word or a taboo word while holding their hand in ice.
“When they produced the taboo word, they were able to keep their hand longer in the ice,” he said. “So these words can be used as kind of an emotional regulation tool.” ’
@jackyan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2eWDmUl4_Y
#BrianBlessed #StephenFry
And to relax after all that serious science here's some entertainment.
#Skins #swearing
Sweary cartoon by Graeme Keyes, with nice use of grawlixes/obscenicons
🇬🇧 **Corpus-pragmatic perspectives on the contemporary weakening of fuck: The case of teenage British English conversation**
"_Our observations are interpreted in the context of delexicalization and related long-term diachronic processes, whereby contemporary usage of fuck among teenagers is characterised in terms of semi-delexicalized, pragmatically strengthened usage with weakened taboo status._"
Love, R. and Stenstrom, A.-B. (2023) 'Corpus-pragmatic perspectives on the contemporary weakening of fuck: The case of teenage British English conversation,' Journal of Pragmatics, 216, pp. 167–181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2023.08.008.
#OpenAccess #OA #Article #English #Language #Linguistics #Swearing #Conversation #Youth #Academia #Academics
#Swearing? Is this what counts as meaningful opposition at this point? What about even daring to utter the word #impeachment, the only tool at our disposal which can deal with a #fascist autocrat?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/27/democrats-anger-swearing?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other #trump
Democrats Embrace Raw, Profane Rhetoric to Fight Back Against Trump and GOP
In response to low approval ratings and increasing concern over America's political future, Democrats are shifting toward a more authentic and combative approach. Fueled by frustration over their image as weak and out of touch, members of the party, including high-profile figures like Gavin Newsom a... [More info]
Democrats Embrace Raw, Profane Rhetoric to Fight Back Against Trump and GOP
This idea that Dems are just distracting to cover up censorship is overblown. The party's shift in rhetoric isn't some secret plot to silence conservatives, it's them trying to adapt to a changing political landscape. Stop reading too much into it.
Democrats Embrace Raw, Profane Rhetoric to Fight Back Against Trump and GOP
This is all just a distraction. The Democrats have been secretly planning to use this 'anger' as a cover for their real goal: to censor any conservative speech completely. They're secretly working with tech giants to silence opposition permanently. Don't fall for it!
Sweary maps 2: Swear harder. @stancarey presents heat maps of swearword use in the USA
https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/sweary-maps-2-swear-harder/
What in the sweet suffering blue holy ever-loving literal shitting fuck? @IvaCheung looks at how we intensify a popular phrase:
https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/when-fucks-get-real/
FTA: What gives "cunt" its offensive power? Kate Warwick considers this "hand grenade of a word":
https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/what-gives-cunt-its-offensive-power/
Riyo's eternal struggle: trying to dance with Hinagiku for more than five seconds.
#Art #FanArt #OCArt #OC #AzusaRiyo #Pantoran #KaguraHinagiku #Dancing #👯 #Swearing #🤬 #Sketch #ColorPencil #TraditionalArt #StarWarsOC
*This space left blank for excessive swearing about how stupid humans are, and how the stupid humans allow the REALLY stupid humans to take control of all Humans*
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