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Timothy Jay, professor emeritus of psychology at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Why do we call forbidden terms ...

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Business Insider UK spoke to Richard Stephens, author of the book "Black Sheep: The Hidden Benefits of Being Bad" and psychologist at Keele University, about how knowing a lot of swear words can ...

says research from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). The body, which gives age ratings to films, says about a third of people in the UK are more likely to use strong swear words ...

An episode of TV drama Casualty has breached broadcasting rules after swear words appeared in subtitles ... channel which specialises in repeats of British TV drama series, including Casualty ...