Why swearing could have a place in the office By Kate Morgan17th May 2021 Using graphic language at work has been long frowned upon. But could there be an advantage to peppering your speech with a few strategic expletives? W When frustrations mount at work, maybe you think some unsavoury words about a colleague’s actions or a client’s email. (Maybe, while working at home on your own, you even say them aloud, too.) But seldom do the choice phrases we keep to ourselves spill out into the professional field; according to the largely unwritten rules governing workplace behaviour, conventional wisdom says swear words aren’t a part of a polished vocabulary.