• dactylotheca@suppo.fi
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    1 month ago

    From a historical perspective, it’s stranger that swearing isn’t normal for some people; it seems to be a universal feature of human languages throughout history and around the world.

    The exact swear / taboo words vary of course, but in general it does seem like just about every culture ever has had and used swear words.

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      Many “bad words” have roots in other countries or cultures and are a half translation, this is why many words are labeled bad or rude, when they really mean “that’s an immigrant word” or foreigner slang.