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Swearing may actually be a sign of intelligence well fuck. i wish i'd heard this sooner. now i just want a refund from the swear jar!!!
Despite the common cry that cursing makes people sounds less intelligent, research suggests it may actually be a sign of a solid vocabulary. Benjamin Bergen, professor of Cognitive Science at UC San Diego, is the author of "What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves." He tells CBS Los Angeles people who swear the most "also have the biggest vocabulary overall."
Those who used the most swear words were also able to name more animals in the same amount of time. According to the Daily Mail, another group of researchers say swearing can also be an emotional coping mechanism, making us feel like we can bounce back more easily in difficult times.
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I've never really thought people had a limited vocabulary because they cussed. Cussing has its place, and certainly enhances communication sometimes. I'd much rather tell someone to go fuck themselves than 'get a life' or 'eat my shorts'. Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking. | |
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I fucking knew it!! And after all those fucking cunts said "Emma, don't swear. It's a sign of a limited vocabulary". Well fuck them, the stupid fucking bastards. Shows how much they fucking know. Fuck all. The useless shower of shits. They don't know their arse from their elbows. I always knew that fucking swearing had its place. As long as it's done in fucking moderation of course. You don't want to just put a "fuck", "prick" or "motherfucker" into every fucking sentence just for the fucking sake of it. It's fucking overkill. Besides, people will think you're a cunt. So swear, by all means. Just don't fucking overdo it. | |
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What a load of fucking bullshit. If the milk turns out to be sour, I aint the kinda pussy to drink it! | |
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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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Who the fuck listens to this shit? Honestly - 49 people aged 18-22 (probably University students) who list a corpus of swear words and then a corpus of animals is representative of the total vocabulary of all of us? Bullshit!
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i have swore all my life perfected cussin and not gettin caught as a kid (as a matter of fact, folks thought i did no worng) and as a vocabulary explitives work wonders Soooo i just cuss for the fukkk of it and for my hero George Carlin...
i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT... STOP ME IF YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE... | |
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Sacré bleu!
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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"And I know you're not just what you say to me
And I'm not the only moment you're made of..." | |
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Riding the trolley around town I'd have to say, no it is not, seriously. | |
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well damn. despite that shit blaster of a snowfuckstorm the other day minneapolis wasn't fucking buried in the cunty white stuff. another fucking lovely day here! even if it IS a bit nipply out there [Edited 11/19/16 12:34pm] | |
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i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT... STOP ME IF YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE... | |
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Southern swearing etiquette: never out loud in public. Because I'm a motherfucking lady. Murica: at least it's not Sudan. | |
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i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT... STOP ME IF YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE... | |
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[Edited 11/22/16 5:26am] [Edited 11/22/16 5:29am] [Edited 11/22/16 5:30am] Rest in Peace Bettie Boo. See u soon. | |
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Well, that's fucking cool. :lol: I need to show this to somebody who said that cursing made someone sound unintelligent. She probably will disagree with me, but oh well. Fuck it. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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That must have been very satisfying when my ultra religious stepmother slipped up and called my brother "you little shit." [Edited 11/23/16 7:59am] "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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Fucking right. All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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My local news channel cites every single sensational "study" on a daily basis. I say citing these types of studies is a sign of low intelligence. | |
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Ingela said: My local news channel cites every single sensational "study" on a daily basis. I say citing these types of studies is a sign of low intelligence. I always wonder who is actually carrying out these "studies" and how much money they're making. | |
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EmmaMcG said: Ingela said: My local news channel cites every single sensational "study" on a daily basis. I say citing these types of studies is a sign of low intelligence. I always wonder who is actually carrying out these "studies" and how much money they're making. Well this study was obviously funded by The National Swearing Sailors Organization. | |
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