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    Robin Abcarian: Holy you-know-what! When did the kids start swearing like sailors?

    by Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times Nov 10, 2023 3 minutes
    Studies have shown that swearing can work as "a really effective painkiller," says Emma Byrne, an expert on robotics and artificial intelligence who wrote the 2017 book "Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language."

    The other morning, on the way to school, my eighth-grade niece was regaling me with stories about the costumes kids wore on Halloween. One classmate, she said, came dressed as a "sexy-ass rabbit."

    I was taken aback, but not by the image of a middle schooler in a body suit with bunny ears. When, I began to wonder, did my niece start so casually salting her language with — well — salty language?

    In truth, it's been happening for a while. The better question, probably, is when did she start feeling comfortable using foul language around ? Or,?

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