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Taboo Words

Taboo words' impact mediated by context, listeners' likelihood of being offended. A new paper suggests that the physiological and psychological effects of profanity and other taboo words on people who read or hear them may be due largely -- but not entirely -- to the context and individual audience members' likelihood of being offended. Source 7n.

Taboo Words

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