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Swearing
Beth Elderkin
Part of world-building is language. If you’re creating an entirely new alien species, you’re generally also going to have to create an entirely new language for them. And what good is a language without a bit of profanity? Not much.
![The Science Of How And Why We Swear [NSFW]](https://imgix.gizmodo.com.au/content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/16/d18lbz4vprggbih9d2kh.jpg?ar=16%3A9&auto=format&fit=crop&q=65&w=800)
When US President Obama signed the legislation for health care reform in 2010, his salty vice president, Joe Biden, was caught on tape telling his commander-in-chief, “This is a big f***ing deal.” It made headlines, even though it should shock nobody that hey — sometimes politicians swear, just like the…
If you’ve ever wondered which nation has the sweariest Twitter users, wonder no longer: this wonderful maps shows you where the F-bomb is being dropped right now.
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