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Title: People who curse a lot have better vocabularies than those who don't, study finds
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URL Source: http://www.sciencealert.com/people- ... an-those-who-don-t-study-finds
Published: Dec 16, 2015
Author: BEC CREW
Post Date: 2015-12-16 06:56:44 by Tatarewicz
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Views: 3873
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Science Alert... If someone’s ever accused you of sounding less intelligent because you swear too much, don't worry - science has got your back. A new study has found that those who have a healthy repertoire of curse words at their disposal are more likely to have a richer vocabulary than those who don’t. This challenges the long-held stereotype that people swear because they can’t find more intelligent words with which to express themselves. As Stephen Fry once said, "The sort of twee person who thinks swearing is in any way a sign of a lack of education or a lack of verbal interest is just f*cking lunatic." Psychologists Kristin Jay and Timothy Jay of Marist College and the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (not clear if related) came up with the hypothesis that people who are well-versed in curse words are more likely to have greater overall language fluency too. For the first experiment, they gathered 43 participants (30 women) aged between 18 and 22 years, and first asked them to rattle off as many swear or taboo words as they could in 60 seconds. Next, they had to recite as many animal names as they could in 60 seconds. The researchers used animal names as an indication of a person's overall vocabulary and interest in language. As any intelligible American English taboo word or phrase was considered fair game, the participants ended up generating a total of 533 taboo words, including the rather obscure "cum dumpster" and "ass pirate". The participants also submitted to so-called FAS tasks, which are standardised verbal fluency tests. In a second experiment, another 49 participants (34 women) aged between 18 and 22 were asked to perform a similar task - this time they were asked to write down as many curse words and animal names starting with the letter "a" as they could. They also completed FAS tasks to assess their overall language fluency. Publishing in the journal Language Sciences, the researchers also found that expressive curse words were generated at higher rates than slurs, and there was little difference between what the female and male participants could come up with. "[C]onsistent with findings that do not show a sex difference in taboo lexicon size, no overall sex difference in taboo word generation was obtained," they report. They found that the ability to generate curse words was not an index of overall language poverty - in fact, they found that taboo fluency is positively correlated with other measures of verbal fluency. "That is, a voluminous taboo lexicon may better be considered an indicator of healthy verbal abilities rather than a cover for their deficiencies," the researchers conclude. "Speakers who use taboo words understand their general expressive content as well as nuanced distinctions that must be drawn to use slurs appropriately. The ability to make nuanced distinctions indicates the presence of more rather than less linguistic knowledge, as implied by the POV [Poverty of Vocabulary] view." Now, of course, it should be said that the sample size for this study was small, but until a larger cohort can be assessed, we can look to one of the greatest living masters of the English language, Stephen Fry, for his view. Watch below as he discusses the joys of swearing, and feel that sweet, sweet vindication. But just remember: dropping "ass pirate" into a job interview is still not advised. Read these next: How learning a new language changes your brain - at any age How the language you speak changes your view of the world Link found between low intelligence and falling for pseudo-profound statements Poster Comment: Uncouth who vent their follies verbally would tend to be more pedantic as a result of this exercise.
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#40. To: Obnoxicated (#38)
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See? You have no answers, just more of the same "shit". ERUDITION? What are you "on"?
I'm not quite ready to promote Trump, but he's got my attention. The jury's still out, for now. Let's see where he takes us, Cyni. Hopefully, it won't be to war. Btw, when did JT become a mod?
I've both answered AND exposed you and it's very unbecoming.
In your own fevered imagination. Look how few replies things are getting while this idiocy goes on and on:
If it's answers you seek, go talk to the Lama.
Should Hillary win 4um won't exist, so I consider this our last hope to stop the flood of socialism.
OK, since you insist. Help us with this.....
Yeah, sarcasm -- really hip. But look how few replies things are getting while this idiocy goes on and on:
That's easy -- if you believe the SPLC we really are on different planets. I wrote a 4- part (or was it 8) series of articles for the Nationalist Times exposing the piece's inaccuracies. Nice congratulations came from around the country when that smear job appeared. My picture was with that article but the fiends took it off after we appropriated it.
wow, if he made the SPLC list that's something to be quite PROUD of, in my opinion. It means he's EFFECTIVE in fighting the real enemy (and it ain't cheering muslims.) ;-)
"Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle for you". Sirach 4:28
Thank you, Martisan. It was a great day, and on the 10th anniversary of it I sent an engraved announcement to friends, family AND the SPLC...... just kidding :-3
it's not really anything new. this 4um, from what i understand, was a spin-off of another or two or three forums, and there have been spin-offs from this one too. it's simply human nature. as far as spiteful attacks, you're right, it is sick. People get too riled up over all this stuff. you ought to see some of the flame wars etc that were around here especially when the 4um was more busy and had more posters. many people have self-expelled from this place, some got booted. sometimes they give dramatic farewells, sometimes not, and sometimes they leave and come back a dozen times. Very melodramatic. The good thing is, posting or reading stuff on the internet is probably the least important thing anyone does. It's little more than an amusing diversion. "Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle for you". Sirach 4:28
If you call selling bogus law classes to dimwitted rubes "fighting the real enemy" we have very different ideas on effective fighting, not to mention the stupidity of loading local courts up w/bogus liens.
Thanks for those reminders, but I must disagree. The gliberal establishment is furious about sites just like this one -- how many links have we shared on their plans to throttle the internet! 4um is better than 90% in terms of quality in my experience, it's a priceless resource for not only learning and A-C-T-I-O-N but fantastic cameraderie except for these rare werewolf episodes. I think every one of us regards 4um as a needed hangout for true freedom lovers -- well prolly them too deep down. As I've said, for me it fills a huge gap left when the Nationalist Times forum folded. Incidentally you sports fans might enjoy its replacement IN ADDITION TO 4um: www.castefootball.us/forums/a ctivity.php The purely socio-political thread is called Don's Pub -- can't lay hands on it just now.
You go on smearing and obsessing all you want over it, and we'll go on freeing the oppressed. Say hello to Morris!
Hey professor, do 4um members get a discount?
The status of this country is this... The horse is out of the barn, the barn is afire, the insurance has been cancelled, the firemen are laid off. It is now crunch time. All one has to do is take a look at what is available, time is running out.
If they're veterans, as a matter of fact they do. Want to sign up for the next tax court seminar?
It's little more than an amusing diversion. Is that your personal appreciation of the internet or are you speaking for everyone?
Just so we're clear, I wouldn't touch you, or anything you're involved in, with a 10' pole.
its my opinion of 'internet forums.' thats why people should not become too invested in them. the internet in general, on the other hand, (which forums and social media can be a part of, if people use them) is a very powerful tool of influence for society at large. "Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle for you". Sirach 4:28
Well, spend the rest of the year on your new shiny new Hate NN project if you like. I'm told you normally return to your regular forum persona after working out your demons.
No hate in me, it's about trust.
OK..Your original did not specify...forums... On forums I have met and jousted with some very interesting and intelligent people.
This is Mr. Moser???? ""The remarkable thing about Ginger's threat was that it was anything but remarkable. Since the 1980s, a coalition of common-law "Patriots," far-right Christian activists, neo-Confederates and "not-in-my-backyard" reactionaries have waged a spirited war against county officials working to bring good government and New South prosperity to this traditionally turbulent slice of upstate South Carolina."""
I hope they're successful in restoring our rich Southern heritage, but pitching legal remedies to rubes never ends well.
Mr. Moser and his ilk should move to NYC or Tel Aviv where they would be more at home.
+1 Well said.
I didn't take it as an insult at all, thanks. As a child I did need a lot of correcting -- probably more than average. When my first grade teacher came to the house to meet with my mother, I surreptitiously listened in through the air vent. I almost laughed out loud when, after she told my mother "Sometimes StraitGate throws awful temper tantrums", my mother feigned astonishment: "Really? MY StraitGate?" That really is a precious memory, as my mother died suddenly and unexpectedly a few days after my birthday last spring. BTW, my 4um moniker alludes to Matthew 7:13-14: Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
I jumped the shark when I saw the first instance of trans-eponymous miscommunicated threads.
"Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow
"Swear" words are really nothing more than Saxon words that the Norman conquerers deemed vulgar. Fart jokes, however... Now that's some high French Culture right there! "Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow
TEMTs, the hounds of cyberspace :-]
"Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow
I dig the 1975 eponymous record -- classy folk-pop they never equaled again.
U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
That film highlighted the core weakness of matriarchal societies, writ large as poor choices in selecting exciting over responsible mating partners. Thanks for posting, gross as it was. :) "Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow
How did you get that out of it? That is unbelievable and I can't find a thing on it. Enjoy collecting the worst/funniest/grossest evidence of how "enlightened" the "noble savages" are. OK, from the youtube page via Translate: It is a rite of rebellion " pétomaniaques " Komas among tribes. The Komas tribes come from Nigeria and Cameroon. Their story begins 200 years ago , the Komas Northern Cameroon took refuge in the Monts Alantika to escape the Islamic invaders who wanted to make slaves . Today remained free but can not recover their land, they taunt their former oppressors. If Obongo sees this, maybe this will become the troops next anti-Islamofascist strategy :-3
Agree; but then the cursing often lightens a depressing situation.
Has shock value and stops the one bugging you who, if you used PCness would continue wasting your time.
"Jumped the shark" ???
Good point. But a slap upside the head with a stout stick of stove wood works just as well.
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#41. To: Cynicom (#35)
#42. To: NeoconsNailed (#39)
Does this further abuse means there are further going to be no answers to my questions?
#43. To: Jethro Tull (#42)
#44. To: NeoconsNailed (#40)
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#46. To: NeoconsNailed (#43)
HERE
#47. To: Obnoxicated (#44)
#48. To: Jethro Tull (#46)
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#49. To: Jethro Tull, neoconsnailed (#46)
#50. To: Artisan (#49)
#51. To: NeoconsNailed (#23)
Well will one of you dishing out all this spite explain what a discussion forum's for? Obviously the sharing of valuable information and building the freedom movement. Where does attacking fellow participants enter in? This is something new over that past week -- well, it's been a while. It's SICK. It wasn't there before, now it's everywhere.
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#54. To: Jethro Tull (#52)
#55. To: NeoconsNailed (#54)
#56. To: Obnoxicated (#41)
I'm not quite ready to promote Trump,
#57. To: Jethro Tull (#55)
#58. To: Artisan (#51)
The good thing is, posting or reading stuff on the internet is probably the least important thing anyone does.
#59. To: NeoconsNailed (#57)
If they're veterans, as a matter of fact they do. Want to sign up for the next tax court seminar?
#60. To: Cynicom (#58)
#61. To: Jethro Tull (#59)
#62. To: NeoconsNailed (#61)
Well, spend the rest of the year on your new shiny new Hate NN project
#63. To: Artisan (#60)
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#65. To: Cynicom (#64)
#66. To: Jethro Tull (#65)
#67. To: Artisan (#51)
#68. To: Obnoxicated, NeoconsNailed (#38)
#69. To: StraitGate, Obnoxicated, NeoconsNailed (#68)
#70. To: All (#69)
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#71. To: Dakmar (#69)
#72. To: NeoconsNailed (#71)
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#74. To: Dakmar (#70)
#75. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#74)
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#76. To: Dakmar (#75)
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#77. To: NeoconsNailed (#2)
cussing screamingly funny
#78. To: Artisan (#4)
"F YOU!"
#79. To: Dakmar (#69)
I jumped the shark when I saw the first instance of trans-eponymous miscommunicated threads.
#80. To: Tatarewicz (#78)
"F YOU!" Has shock value and stops the one bugging you
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