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Article: Youthful swearing is rising
- Article from:
- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- February 25, 2008
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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 adjusting
their conversation to fit their audience. That means adults --
especially strangers who cannot sanction the teens -- hear more of
the same language that the teens' friends hear, says Jay, author of
"Why We Curse" and "Cursing in America."
He estimates that the average adolescent ...
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