Is Swearing ok nowadays?

[Gordon]

Interesting article from The Guardian today.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/09/is-swearing-still-taboo

[Nearly Sane]

Interesting article from The Guardian today.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/09/is-swearing-still-taboo

Interesting point about the possible split between swearing and bullying in the workplace. Certainly I would say that swearing is more common than it was - but that it isn't used much for bullying. Indeed some of the worst bullies I've seen never swore.

[jeremyp]

It took every ounce of my resolve not to post a comment full of swear words in this thread.

[Udayana]

The only real uses for swearing are for being offensive and for bullying.  Casually inserting swear words left right and centre without thought, seems to me to devalue the words and language.

[SteveH]

Fuck yes!