Opinion: Some may think that swearing adds emphasis, but it really subtracts from credibility, writes Gary Gamber in a letter ...

Swearing by politicians in public has become much more common. A new poll shows what voters think about this trend.

Standing in a crowded elevator recently, I was privy to a conversation going on between two college students in front of me. The young women were casually chatting about their day while repeatedly ...

Author John McWhorter's new book Nine Nasty Words delves into the history and meaning of English profanity, as well as the political differences that often influence those meanings. John McWhorter is ...

Everybody nowadays use curse words… well, except for little kids. I always hear people cursing whether it’s in school, the street, or even my home. I also use curse words when I talk about almost any ...

It is true, as Mark Twain said, that “under certain circumstances, profanity provides relief denied even to prayer.” We all have our favorite cuss words on hand for stubbed toes, moments of ...

What's in a swear? The world's filthiest words typically refer to something vulgar or taboo, for one. But there's something else swears across the world's languages have in common. They're all missing ...

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A new study shows that swear words across languages may have more in common than previously thought. Many of them tend to leave out the same sounds. There's a common trope in sci fi when characters ...

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