Why the #$%! Do We Swear? For Pain Relief: Scientific American - http://www.scientificamerican.com/article...
Jul 13, 2009
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"Although cursing is notoriously decried in the public debate, researchers are now beginning to question the idea that the phenomenon is all bad. "Swearing is such a common response to pain that there has to be an underlying reason why we do it," says psychologist Richard Stephens of Keele University in England, who led the study. And indeed, the findings point to one possible benefit: "I would advise people, if they hurt themselves, to swear," he adds."
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