Mr. Edmundson’s most recent book is “The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the Online World.” Is there anyone out there now who doesn’t swear? Is there anyone who doesn’t revel in vulgar language? You ...
Timothy Jay, a scholar in the science of swearing, has a few choice words about why we curse and how to cut back (if you want to). Timothy Jay, who has spent a career studying profanity, recently ...