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Growing up, my sister and I weren’t allowed to use curse words. We couldn’t even tell each other to “shut up” without getting a sideways glance from our parents (imagine our delight when Black Eyed ...

Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. Many of us try to suppress the urge to blurt out an expletive when something goes wrong. But the instinct may actually be useful: ...