Is Swearing a Sign of a Limited Vocabulary?
Scientific America - Spain,
When words fail us, we curse. At least this is what the “poverty-of-vocabulary” (POV) hypothesis would have us believe.
When words fail us, we curse. At least this is what the “poverty-of-vocabulary” (POV) hypothesis would have us believe.
(iStock) A bigger vocabulary is a bigger vocabulary — no matter whether you are quoting Shakespeare or cursing like a sailor.
(iStock) A bigger vocabulary is a bigger vocabulary — no matter whether you are quoting Shakespeare or cursing like a sailor.