This is why I am the best f*cking friend ever.
“It’s long been associated with anger and coarseness but profanity can have another, more positive connotation.
“Psychologists have learned that people who frequently curse are being more honest.
“Writing in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science a team of researchers from the Netherlands, the UK, the USA and Hong Kong report that people who use profanity are less likely to be associated with lying and deception.
“Profanity is obscene language which, in some social settings is considered inappropriate and unacceptable.
“It often refers to language that contains sexual references, blasphemy or other vulgar terms. It’s usually related to the expression of emotions such as anger, frustration or surprise.
“But profanity can also be used to entertain and win over audiences.”
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