Posted on Oct 26, 2015
Hell Yes! Swearing Is Good For You, Study Says
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Study states Swearing Is Good For You?
http://time.com/96084/swearing-is-good-for-you/
http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/9-reasons-swearing-is-good-for-you
*It lets you express yourself. "It allows us to vent or express anger, joy, surprise, happiness," says Timothy Jay, a psychologist at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, who has studied profanity for 35 years. "It's like the horn on your car, you can do a lot of things with that, it's built into you."
"There is a lot of controversy surrounding the use of profanity. But in the end, there are actual benefits to using it. Although it is proven that swearing can be beneficial in certain instances, that doesn’t always mean it is appropriate; so, swear at your own risk."
http://time.com/96084/swearing-is-good-for-you/
http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/9-reasons-swearing-is-good-for-you
*It lets you express yourself. "It allows us to vent or express anger, joy, surprise, happiness," says Timothy Jay, a psychologist at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, who has studied profanity for 35 years. "It's like the horn on your car, you can do a lot of things with that, it's built into you."
"There is a lot of controversy surrounding the use of profanity. But in the end, there are actual benefits to using it. Although it is proven that swearing can be beneficial in certain instances, that doesn’t always mean it is appropriate; so, swear at your own risk."
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SFC Stephen King, I placed this quote in a similar thread recently. "When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty. It may not sound nice to some bunch of little old ladies at an afternoon tea party, but it helps my soldiers to remember. You can't run an army without profanity; and it has to be eloquent profanity. An army without profanity couldn't fight its way out of a piss-soaked paper bag. … As for the types of comments I make, sometimes I just, By God, get carried away with my own eloquence." - GEN George S. Patton
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SFC Stephen King
LTC Stephen C. thank you for the quote I will definitely being referring to it in my classes.
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SFC Stephen King, he was also fluent in French, and I would speculate that he knew how to curse in French as well!
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TSgt David L.
We could use a few leaders like Patton in the Pentagon. Somebody NOT afraid of doing the right thing instead of the politically "right" thing to do. Thanks for sharing LTC Stephen C..
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I've been told I swear too much. Bottom line for me is that as long as you are expressing yourself honestly, you don't need to swear to do it in order to get the benefits that this study claims. I just tend to be more profane than my peers. It's a flaw honestly, but that's the way my brain works.
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COL (Join to see) I also rely on colorful language to express myself. My journey into Mental Agility and Self awareness has been tough but I have been able to lower my profanity. I use well place words in a conversation for emphasis on the point I am trying to convey.
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SFC Stephen King
Psychology Today reports that there are 7 benefits to using profanity in our everyday lives. Some include gaining power over a bad situation, pain relief, humor, and bonding with other. Cursing can bring people together, make you laugh, or make you feel better after stubbing your toe. And there are lots of people who agree with this idea.
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Who the F%CK came up with this horsesh&t study. This book "The Stuff of Thought," is g$d damned steaming pile of monkey sh@t! Why the hell did the c@ntlicking author take this to print.
Full disclosure, I still swear to f#cking much even though I retired a few f&cking years ago. I try to stop but a sh%itload of swears build up and those c$cksuckers just fly out of my g#d damned mouth!
LMAO! Woops, did it again! Hahahaha :P
Full disclosure, I still swear to f#cking much even though I retired a few f&cking years ago. I try to stop but a sh%itload of swears build up and those c$cksuckers just fly out of my g#d damned mouth!
LMAO! Woops, did it again! Hahahaha :P
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SFC Stephen King
TSgt David L. Apart from an individual's personal proclivity, it's also worth noting that profanity is persuasive. In 2006 a study found that swearing at the start or end of a persuasive speech can influence the audience:
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TSgt David L.
SFC Stephen King - Outstanding! LOL I guess that they used to say folks who swore had a low IQ and didn't know any better. The US Military has proved to me that while there is SOME truth to it, more often than not the swearie (not a real word! LOL) is better educated than hi/her civilian counterparts.
Great muthaf#cking topic! Bwahahahaha! 8-b
Great muthaf#cking topic! Bwahahahaha! 8-b
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