A whole article dedicated to exploring the apparent benefits of swearing and not a single mention of its perceived cathartic effects? I'm a bit disappointed to

A whole article dedicated to exploring the apparent benefits of swearing and not a single mention of its perceived cathartic effects? I'm a bit disappointed to say the least. Anyhow, yeah swearing can help alleviate internal pain or stress for some people but you should use with moderation as it follows the law of diminishing returns and when you go overboard with it, it becomes increasingly useless. ---------------------------------------------------- “Bad words,” Adams writes, “are unexpectedly useful in fostering human relations because they carry risk….We like to get away with things and sometimes we do so with like-minded people.” Anyone have any idea what is this guy talking about? I read this part many times but I couldn't get the "romantic" view that he holds for profanity and obscenities.