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> It adds absolutely nothing It adds tone of voice. It sounds like him when you read it. Sure, he might be able to communicate the level of frustration he fe

> It adds absolutely nothing It adds tone of voice. It sounds like him when you read it. Sure, he might be able to communicate the level of frustration he feels with “double-plus-ungood” or similar, but it would have a different quality to it. There are benefits to swearing, this is an interesting article on the subject: https://unbabel.com/blog/swearing-language/ https://unbabel.com/blog/swearing-language/

vagrantJin 6y ago
> Thanks to a long and sexist history, Byrne was told, swearing is still seen as a gender transgressive act. “It’s a hallmark of being one of the boys, especially if you’re a girl.” I’ve been told, in multiple occasions, that swearing “is just not ladylike.”... Gender transgressive? This individual has not watched any porn clearly. Joking aside, these type of sweeping statements that make no attempt at clarifying context, or peddling as fact some individuals anecdotal experience - are making the world a slightly more annoying place.