> Whether you like to admit it or not, swearing is and will be taken as a sign of disrespect or superiority and > Swearing is absolutely a status strategy, ev

> Whether you like to admit it or not, swearing is and will be taken as a sign of disrespect or superiority and > Swearing is absolutely a status strategy, even when speaking to groups. The "clueless" according to the Gervais Principle (http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o...) are the usual suspects in this (yes based on some anecdotal evidence). EDIT: formatting.