Profanity in all its fucking glory

I really liked this article. I always find it interesting when people are 'studied' in an unorthodox manner, by observing variables previously overlooked.

I found this article informative--I wasn't aware that Mexicans in general were considered ultraformal and polite, then again, maybe that's because I come from a similar culture, so I'm blind to it.

I also liked that in writing this article, the author got people to think about the reasons why and the ways in which they curse. We usually don't think about these things, and the words just spew. It's also interesting to me when words are looked at under multiple lights, dissected, and their functions revealed, when previously unknown or rendered obvious. Curse words can be terms of endearment, can be political exhortations, a form of therapy for the speaker, or can be just another word in a sentence, as mundane as the next.