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This article has a video of an experiment that the Mythbusters conducted. Their test subject submerged her arm into ice water, the first time around she could not swear, and the second time around, she could swear. They tested how long she could keep her arm in each time.

The historical origins of 6 swear words.

Many parents start to control their language when they have kids because they don't want their children to become "bad". Kids understand the degree of swearing and when to use it and when it is unnecessary. Children understand the context it is used in, as long as it is not to them, but it is fine around them.

It's commonly believed that those who throw swear words around freely are either uneducated, lazy, have a minuscule vocabulary, or all of the above. Now, we can officially say, those who subscribe to that belief are just a**holes. A pair of psychologists from two U.S.

Most parents try hard to protect their children from hearing swear words, and children are often punished or reprimanded when they use profane language. The federal government seeks to protect children from hearing swear words through censoring of language in TV shows (particularly during the "family hours").

Kids are very sensitive language when they are growing up and absorb almost everything. When they are 5-6 they have a pretty wide vocabulary and know a lot of bad words. Parents worry about this but they have to realize that this is inevitable and children will eventually pick up swearing.

We examine the history of swearing from cavemen to Hollywood: Curses and expletives and obscenities -- oh, my!

Common misconceptions about swearing are that the user is lazy with his words or uneducated, but Benjamin Bergen, Professor of cognitive sciences at UCSD, says otherwise.

Richard Stephens and his colleagues from Keele University found that swearing makes people more able to tolerate pain. His study involved participants sticking their hands in ice cold water and seeing how long they could hold their hand inside. They found the participants who swore, could hold their hands in twice as long than the ones who said neutral words.

Excellent, though long essay on swearing: taboo language that has a special role in expressing and communicating emotion. (Be forewarned, sensitive readers: whole lotta profanity in this essay!)

The more you swear the more intelligent you may be. According to this study, there is a direct correlation between advanced language skills and a high use of swear words.

Swearing has become a normal part of society's universal conversation. Whether you're in the nosebleeds cheering on your favorite team and a hearty "f--- yeah!" helps to get the crowd rallying together, or you're running to answer the phone and stub your toe along the way, something about yelling "damnit!"

Italians are using more and more "parolacce" (swear words). In private conversations, within the family, in public life, on mainstream media and - of course - on social media.

This articles explains that although there are typically negative connections between swearing and the message the speaker is trying to get across, swearing can also be used in constructive ways.

Profanity is a staple of modern life, but how did it come to be? Researchers put the starting date of swearing somewhere in the early 19th century, but they say that its popularity surged in 70's. The researchers go on to explain that profanity would not exist without people who are against it, because then profanity wouldn't have the negative connotation that it currently has.

The author delves into the nuanced role of swear words, exploring how they can forge social bonds and emphasize points in conversations. However, how acceptable these words are varies based on how they are used, as there are a number of reasons one may swear.

Swearing, the critics say, may make us appear ill-educated, rude and untrustworthy, as our mothers might have tried to drill into us. But it could have some surprising benefits, from making us more persuasive to helping relieve pain.

Swearing like a sailor helps to lessen pain. Study shows that swearing and the effect of the brain helps to lessen pain. This is a book so you might have to download a PDF.