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Swearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claim (www.theguardian.com)
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Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics

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[-] crsu@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

If a large quill is not available a small quill will do but premium ink must be used. In the case of a mandingo fight please refrain from calling it as such. When the weather is inclement and no penny-farthing delivery is offered, the sender of the letter must hop on one foot saying compliments to each ugly person they pass on the street

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