True confession time: I have a bit of a potty mouth. And though studies have shown that swearing can be a sign of intelligence, using strong language isn’t appropriate in every context. So when I drop ...

Swear words across different languages may tend to lack certain sounds such as l, r, and w, suggests new research. This common pattern in profanity indicates that these sounds, called approximants, ...

What's in a swear? The world's filthiest words typically refer to something vulgar or taboo, for one. But there's something else swears across the world's languages have in common. They're all missing ...