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Swearing Is Good for You The Amazing Science of Bad Language

Emma Byrne

An irreverent and impeccably researched defense of our dirtiest words. We’re often told that swearing is outrageous or even offensive, that it’s a sign of a stunted vocabulary or a limited intellect. Dictionaries have traditionally omitted it and parents forbid it. But the latest research by neuros...

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One host mentioned having this book about cursing and research into language for about ten years but admitted to only starting it and getting the gist from the title.

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I have a book called Swearing is Good for You. I've been meaning to read it for like 10 years.

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One host mentioned having this book about cursing and research into language for about ten years but admitted to only starting it and getting the gist from the title.

"

I have a book called Swearing is Good for You. I've been meaning to read it for like 10 years.

Oh, you haven't even read it yet.

I did start it. But then it was just a lot about the research of cursing and language. And it just, I think I got the gist of it from the title.

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