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Does Swearing Make You Likable?

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September 6, 2017

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People are swearing more and more in public life with no negative consequences. Are there social benefits to swearing? And what's the psychology behind people actually enjoying it when others curse?

Read more from Olga Khazan's piece, "The Social Benefits of Swearing"

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