Summary: The Science Of Swearing

Throughout the world there are many different views on the use of swear words in everyday life. From evening family slot times to late night tv shows, cursing in society is slowly becoming part of our “normal” day to day language. Whether or not it is accepted is something different. Society has often labeled swearing one of two things: as an extreme type of language only used by the uneducated or the greatest use of power words that should be used by any and all people. Though swearing is offensive to many, it is proven to be a major extension of our vocabulary and should be tolerated and understood to a greater extent.

Many people have been drawn to the conclusion that swearing affects society negatively. Starting with the children of the
It is stated in this article that there is little if any social-science studies that show that words themselves can affect a person directly. Through studies researched by Jay and Janschewitz, it has found that cursing starts in a person by the age of two and fully develops by the age of 11 or
Monika Benarek explains that “Swearing is important for creating close relationships, friendships, or intimacy with others, and bonds can be formed around it.”. Cursing can show that we are more open and honest people as well as easygoing and laid back. Humor also plays a major role in why individuals curse. It is proven to be peak more interest and make light of a situation that may sometimes feel more hostile. I personally feel that under controlled circumstances swearing should be more tolerated. Though it is slowly leaking into our lives, swearing has always been in our language as well as every other in the world. Every language and every time frame has their own form of profanity. Freedom of speech is our natural and born right and this should include swearing. I think just like individuals are trusted with maintaining and monitoring their drinking and smoking habits, an individual should be able to control their cursing habits. Of course the fact that the words in question are considered taboo make using them sometimes more fun, I don’t think the judgement should go along with using profanity. Using such colorful language does not directly link individuals to being ignorant and uneducated. All of the factors above attribute to the many reasons why we curse and in the end if you really think about it, it’s almost a survival instinct. We use cursing to bond