Profanity can also be called cursing, cussing or swearing. At one time, swearing was considered to be socially offensive, ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill explores why profanity is considered "lazy" and an "inadequate stewardship of speech." ...

Standing in a crowded elevator recently, I was privy to a conversation going on between two college students in front of me. The young women were casually chatting about their day while repeatedly ...

Most of psychologist Timothy Jay's research into profanity was exemplified by one moment in the car with his grandson. “We hit a speed bump and he said (an expletive),” Jay said. “But, he said it with ...

Profanity, the use of offensive and rude words, is naturally a controversial topic. There is some debate about what profanity reveals about a person’s character, more specifically, whether it is a ...

Or perhaps a profane word (a primer for those living in new age communes). I promise you, it is not profanity because I am a devout believer in the selective use of taboos—it wakes people up, ...