Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
I would have gone with "shit, I sure as fuck hope so", but you do you.
It wasn't even that long ago when mild exclamations like d_mn and h_ll were forbidden swear words too.
yeah, I remember that it was considered extremely edgy that Bart said words like hell, damn, crap and ass on The Simpsons. lmao
We've finally realized that it's oppressive language that's harmful, not bodily-function language?
...why is the header photo of a lady resting her arm on a pink metal bunk bed ladder?
I remember when I found it weird that House MD was allowed to say "crap" on TV all the time.
About fucking time.
I am a linguist, and I also agree with this claim. Even in my own life, especially with younger people, there's a few exemplars in most average conversations. "Fucking" in adjectival position seems especially common, but that's all just anecdotal.
