Swearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claim ( www.theguardian.com )
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
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Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics