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Swear words lack the consonant sounds l, r, w and y across several languages — including Chinese, English and Spanish, according to a new study from researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Have you ever heard a word in a foreign language and thought it sounded profane or rude for some inexplicable reason? Well, a new series of studies suggests you might be onto something.
A new study has found that sounds in swear words can translate across languages: they're all more likely to lack sounds known as “approximants”.