Not so sure about this
People who curse have a better vocabulary, according to a new study that looked at the theory that people swear only because they don't have the words to express themselves otherwise.
Not true, as it turns out, say U.S. psychologists Kristin Jay and Timothy Jay in the Language Sciences journal.
Cursers tend to understand "nuanced distinctions" in their language, which indicates increased vocabulary overall, the study concluded.
The researchers asked participants to cuss a blue streak, using as many different swear words they could think of in 60 seconds. They were also asked to name off as many animals as they could beginning with a specific letter. The stronger the swearers, the more animals they could name.
"The ability to generate taboo language is not an index of overall language poverty," the researchers concluded.
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/12/14...es-study-finds
*Speaking anecdotally, the occasional "F" bomb when strategically placed in a conversation (in private) can drive home a point being made. You better have a killer vocabulary to pull that off, imo. Let's be honest here though, so many people curse a blue streak with the inability to use other words to convey meaning, or nuance. Workers at restaurants, public buildings are heard cursing on a regular basis, makes me cringe it does.
Shakespeare, "You Scullion! You Rampallian! You Fustalarian! I'll tickle your catastrophe!" Henry lV. Try calling someone a rapscallian sometimes instead of fuckwad. Yes, you will get their attention much faster.
Bottom line though, as much as I would appreciate more civil discord, there probably is no turning back. Swearing in public is here to stay, in front of kids, in the workplace. So......
