Linguists have appealed for the public to help them create a national database of regional swear words. Experts at the ...

A prestigious university is creating the first ever national swear word census and asking the public to help out.

Academics from the University of Sheffield hope to create a ‘vivid, honest record’ of swearwords and other slights to stop them dying out ...

Experts at Sheffield University want to create a snapshot of how English is spoken in 2026.

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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 ...

What is your favourite Scouse swear word?

These four sounds are missing from some of the seven words you can never say on television, and the pattern prevails in other languages too, researchers say. By Elizabeth Preston “Holy motherforking ...

“Skalk,” I cursed in Kelvak. It’s my favourite language to curse in – there is nothing as satisfying as the harsh consonants and default imperatives of the primary Kelvaki language. This quote is by ...