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Article: Experts see epidemic of foul-mouthed kids
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- February 26, 2008
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MELANIE B. GLOVER, MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-26-2008
Experts see epidemic of foul-mouthed kids -- Average adolescent swears 80 times a day
By MELANIE B. GLOVER, MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
Date: 02-26-2008, Tuesday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Adolescents and preteens are swearing more publicly than ever — especially at school, experts say.
It's conversational swearing — in the hallways and in the classroom — that is on the rise, says Timothy Jay, one of the leading scholars on cursing in the United States.
Teens are more likely to drop casual expletives, or "fillers," than the generation before them and have more trouble ...