![]() This excellent book backs up my long-held theory that people who swear are generally less uptight or anxious than those who don't.I think the most joyous bit about this book is learning that swearing is a powerful and acceptable weapon in a woman's armoury, a strong signal that we don't have to adhere to old-fashioned, traditional views of what is "ladylike", a phrase I often hear when swearing is discussed in mixed-gender debates. Hephzibah Anderson * The Mail on Sunday * India Knight * The Sunday Times *Ī chatty, humorously informative narrative that rummages through the science of bad language, grabbing at sociology, psychology, neuroscience and anthropology. Swearing has been the subject of considerable scientific analysis, it turns out, which Byrne's bookĭeftly reviews.Swearing is stinky cheese and malbec in a world of cleanĮating. Mary Norris, bestselling author of Between You & MeĪn impressive catalogue of research showing how effing and blinding helps us deal with pain, bond with others, is associated with intelligence and makes us more inclined to trust each other. A good book about bad language by a trash-talking woman? Sign me up! Swearing Is Good for You makes science feel downright celebratory. ![]()
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