from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-do-we-swear http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-do-we-s... "There is a catch, though:

from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-do-we-swear http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-do-we-s... "There is a catch, though: The more we swear, the less emotionally potent the words become, Stephens cautions. And without emotion, all that is left of a swearword is the word itself, unlikely to soothe anyone's pain."