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<blockquote data-quote="Bungle_Bear" data-source="post: 62223410" data-attributes="member: 279480"><p>Swearing and use of offensive language is something we do naturally and (mostly) without thinking. There have been psychology studies into the purpose of swearing which show it to be an important part not only of communication but also psychological well-being - it plays a huge role in managing emotions, for example. T. Jay's 2009 paper "The utility and ubiquity of taboo words. Perspectives on Psychological Science." is an interesting read.</p><p></p><p>For those who object to coarse language please ignore the following.....</p><p></p><p>The maori word "whaka" (with "wh" pronounced "f") means "place" and is fairly common in place names. In New Zealand a few years back Ace car rental ran this advertisement. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL2Tids2SdI" target="_blank">Ace Rental Cars - YouTube</a> I thought it was funny, others obviously didn't. The advertising authority didn't count it as swearing or coarse language, so were those who claimed to be offended genuinely offended or just over-reacting?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bungle_Bear, post: 62223410, member: 279480"] Swearing and use of offensive language is something we do naturally and (mostly) without thinking. There have been psychology studies into the purpose of swearing which show it to be an important part not only of communication but also psychological well-being - it plays a huge role in managing emotions, for example. T. Jay's 2009 paper "The utility and ubiquity of taboo words. Perspectives on Psychological Science." is an interesting read. For those who object to coarse language please ignore the following..... The maori word "whaka" (with "wh" pronounced "f") means "place" and is fairly common in place names. In New Zealand a few years back Ace car rental ran this advertisement. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL2Tids2SdI]Ace Rental Cars - YouTube[/url] I thought it was funny, others obviously didn't. The advertising authority didn't count it as swearing or coarse language, so were those who claimed to be offended genuinely offended or just over-reacting? [/QUOTE]
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