Guest pelmetman Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 :D .......... IS SWEARING A SIGN OF INTELLIGENCE? Research in 2014 revealed people who frequently swear are more likely to have a bigger vocabulary than their clean-tongued peers. A colourful tongue does not mean the talker is lazy or uneducated, the study published in the Language Sciences journal found. Instead, those who are more confident using taboo words are more articulate in other areas. Kristin and Timothy Jay, the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts psychologists who co-wrote the study, said it proved swearing was positively correlated with verbal fluency. 'We cannot help but judge others on the basis of their speech,' they wrote. 'Unfortunately, when it comes to taboo language, it is a common assumption that people who swear frequently are lazy, do not have an adequate vocabulary, lack education, or simply cannot control themselves.' In their conclusion, they added: 'The overall finding of this set of studies, that taboo fluency is positively correlated with other measures of verbal fluency, undermines the [normal] view of swearing.’ A separate and unrelated study from the University of Rochester in 2017 found that intelligent people tend to swear more. Despite this, studies have also found that the perception of people who swear often is that they are actually less intelligent and trustworthy, creating somewhat of a paradox. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10303967/Rocket-scientists-brain-surgeons-no-smarter-general-population.html That'll annoy the forums edjermercated Feckers (lol) (lol) (lol) ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I'll be surprised if anyone cares. ... and as it was written by educated people, I'm surprised that you posted it. :-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 First heard this on QI back when Stephan Fry was the host, he left in 2016, so the Daily Fail is slightly behind with the 'news' compared to a BBC entertainment program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barryd999 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Yeah this is old news Dave. Most of us sweary types have known this for years. Now Fcuk off and come back and tell us something we dont know. (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Barryd999 - 2021-12-14 11:23 AM Yeah this is old news Dave. Most of us sweary types have known this for years. Now Fcuk off and come back and tell us something we dont know. (lol) If you are referring to the benefits of Brexit, you will be disappointed. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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