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To: Greg or e who wrote (14789)	3/22/2011 5:14:43 AM
From: Giordano Bruno	Respond to of 69300

Scientific research into swearing Swearing and cursing are modes of speech existing in all human languages, and they perform certain functions that are the object of scientific research. Functionally similar behaviour can also be observed in chimpanzees.[6] It is interesting to note that the Bible (specifically and literally the Authorized King James Version, 2 Kings 18:27) with its talk about men that "eat their own dung, and drink their own piss" is far from the oldest surviving text containing strong language, as even the oldest traces of human writing include swear words.[6] [7] One study found that swearing is not merely a common reaction to pain – it actually functions as a pain reliever, leading one psychologist to state: "I would advise people, if they hurt themselves, to swear".[8] However, overuse of swear words tends to diminish their beneficial effect.[8] Linguistic research has also shown that the physiological reactions of individuals who are proud of their education are similar between exposure to obscene words and exposure to bad grammar.[6] Swearing is a widespread but underappreciated anger management technique.[6] Research into swearing practices in the United States suggests that "men generally curse more than women, unless said women are in a sorority, and that university provosts swear more than librarians or the staff members of the university day care center". 2. The Christian who uses foul language in public wastes the opportunity to set himself apart from many unbelievers who commonly say the same things. The fact is, the person who does not know you but hears you fire off a cuss-word in a sentence would not likely think, “Now there’s a fine Christian man (or woman)”? Your speech leaves him with no reason to suspect that you are any different than everyone else, and therefore, gives him no reason to listen to what you might have to say about Christ. beuler.wordpress.com I forgive you. btw, Isis is still hot and more importantly, she was real. youtube.com