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World Service,1 min

What makes swear words powerful?

CrowdScience

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Swear words can feel particularly satisfying to say, but is it the sound of the words themselves that gives them their force, or their taboo subject matter? Dr Emma Byrne weighs up the evidence for both theories.

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