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Why Do People Swear So Much? & How to Quickly Build Your Confidence

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The Importance of Swear Words

Not all swear words are created equal. There's a scale. Some are really really offensive and some have fallen off the scale. Every culture has animals that are taboo, what you can eat and what you can't eating. That differs from culture to culture. But when you look at swear words globally, that's they're limited to that handful of categories. What's an animal name that's a swear word? Pig. Pigs are disgusting and dirty in a lot of people's minds and calling someone a pig is a good swear word.

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