S2E08 - Profanity with a Purpose?
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If you are like me, you don't like to hear profanity, and find it difficult hearing conversations where curse words are flowing from people's mouths like water. Cursing, swearing, cussing,...
show moreIs there a right or wrong in all this? Does cursing have a real purpose? Has it evolved over time? I address these questions with the help of some literature on cursing and my own experiences listening to how profanity is used among different levels or types of organization. It is a complex topic because there are multiple purposes for cursing, each reflecting different norms and have different effects on others.
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