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Does Swearing Make You Likable?

Sep 06, 2017 | 14 videos
Video by The Atlantic

People are swearing more and more in public life with no negative consequences. Are there social benefits to swearing? And what's the psychology behind people actually enjoying it when others curse?

Read more from Olga Khazan’s piece here.

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Authors: Jeremy Raff, Alice Roth, Olga Khazan, Brianna Pressey, Atthar Mirza

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