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Linguists analyzed websites and blogs to determine where vulgarity was most common. They found Americans swear more on the internet than other English-speaking groups.

Almost two billion words — just under 600 of them swear words — were carefully assessed, and the United States then handed the dubious honor of being the most cursing country in the English-speaking world, at least online.

For the Australian duo behind the research, it came as a surprise that the inhabitants of their own country did not lead the way, such is the stereotype that Aussies are easy-going and relaxed, in actions and words.

But Australians were only the third-most likely citizens to drop a swear word in conversation online.

The reason that America — viewed by some to be a more conservative and polite culture among English-speakers — is the most profane community online may be the anonymity of the screen, according to the study's co-author Martin Schweinberger, a linguist at the University of Queensland, Australia.

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[–] JaymesRS 30 points 4 days ago

What the fuck is this shit?

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think this "Aussies are laid back and easy going" stereotype needs to die. Ive seen some spectacular crashouts at the most mundane of things.

[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 4 days ago (2 children)

What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?

[–] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ah, I see you know your judo well....

[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Get your hand off my penis!

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 12 points 4 days ago

That wasn't a crash out, that was the apex of western culture

[–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We are more vulgar in general now. If you look back to when I was a lad ... The 1970s -if you put up a sign on your lawn that had the "F" word in it like the recent F*ck Brandon, you would have the whole neighborhood up in arms against you and likely would have a visit from the police making you take it down. Last year I was at a flea market and saw a whole table of bumper stickers "joe and the ho" " F Brandon" and worse. These being sold by a Baptist vendor who saw nothing wrong with it despite children being all over the market. There is a lack of decorum... Being the better person.... The idea of being a human being and holding a door for someone or even waiting patiently is all but dead. These are the generations of people that raised their kids with manners and spanked them for not respecting their elders. What happened? Where did it all go funky and Mr. Rodgers was replaced with it's all about me and fuck you? I don't know but I fight it with politeness and patience every day.

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Fuck that prude shit. Words are just words, only weird ass religions would decide a word is "evil'.

[–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah but people dont have to be douchebags off the bat - we can all use big boy words without swearing.

[–] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 days ago

Still every second meme on this fucking platform is getting censored

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Is it because the Brits and Aussies are more willing to swear in person, so they don't keep it bottled up until they get online? America is really represented in many ways.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hell yeah you cocksucking, motherfucking, shit faced, dumbass, cunts

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

um, which group are you talking to?

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago

Huh. Never thought of one. ... All of them?

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 7 points 3 days ago

No fucking shit dumbasses

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago
[–] robocall@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Shit man, I fucking swear all the time, you bitch.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago
[–] OutDoeHoe@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I mean, we have a lot to swear about with this dimwit we've elected

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago

It's because they're more self-censoring in real life.

I'm sure Ned Flanders swearing seems implausible in Australia.

'Murica! Fuck yeah!

[–] aiden@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Did they account for population?

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

I really need to do a better job reigning this in at work

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In their results, Americans topped the list with a curse word appearing 0.036% of the time. That is equivalent to 36 curse words in a 100,000-word text.

Seems a lot lower than my numbers. But I’m a pretty vulgar guy.

[–] nik9000@programming.dev 1 points 3 days ago

I'm less interested in the average across all text. Lots of corporate bullshit maybe.

Im more interested in % of speakers with an average higher than... 1:100 or something.