Opinion: Some may think that swearing adds emphasis, but it really subtracts from credibility, writes Gary Gamber in a letter ...

The increasing use of profanity in politics is reflective of the divisiveness and anger in America today, and contributes to the divide between the political parties, Riccards said. He said things ...

These days, decorum is missing in so many of our daily interactions. People are selfish, bad-mannered and exhibit an air of entitlement.

“Respectfully, f–k off.” Those words by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spokesperson, Izzy Gardon, summed up the current race to the bottom of American politics. Democrats appear in a competition of ...

An interesting column by one of my favorite commentators, Prof. John McWhorter. An excerpt: Precincts across the nation do, in fact, have rules against profanity on the job. However, they are barely ...

After reading the recent commentary, “The power of language to shape our reality” (Feb. 29) by Keith Tidman, I was struck by his reference to linguist Noam Chomsky and his views on the importance of ...

Most of psychologist Timothy Jay's research into profanity was exemplified by one moment in the car with his grandson. “We hit a speed bump and he said (an expletive),” Jay said. “But, he said it with ...

A survey published in July shows Fayetteville uses more profanity than any other city in North Carolina — at least on one social media platform. The Word.Tips survey used a sample of 1.7 million ...

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