Profanity in languages has universal sounds despite different meanings
Swear words vary across languages and cultures, but have striking similarities.
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Swear words vary across languages and cultures, but have striking similarities.
The theory behind these alternative swear words comes from a study led by Royal Holloway, University of London.
Scientists studying swearing say that r, l and w sounds may make words less offensive because they are sonorous, or filled with deep sounds
"(N)ot all sounds are equally suitable for profanity," the researchers wrote in a recent study.
According to research published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, swear words in different languages may lack particular consonants such as l, r, and w