John Davidson’s use of derogatory language during the BAFTA Awards was a symptom of the highly misunderstood neurological ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many of us try to suppress the urge to blurt out an expletive when something goes wrong. But the instinct may actually be useful: ...

CNN — 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 ...

Swearing was long dismissed as a topic of serious research because it was assumed to be simply a sign of aggression, weak language proficiency or even low intelligence. We now have quite a lot of ...

Tourette Syndrome campaigner John Davidson involuntarily yelled the n-word during the BAFTA ceremony, and we're explaining what the swearing tic is and why it may happen ...

Tourette’s activist John Davidson, who inadvertently shouted the N-word at the BAFTAs, has released a statement.

The increasing use of profanity in politics is reflective of the divisiveness and anger in America today, and contributes to the divide between the political parties, Riccards said. He said things ...

There is nothing more tiring, and unimaginative, than people filling blank spaces in a conversation with a tirade of reflexive F-bombs. And it’s not just me. Or my imagination. Studies done on this ...

A new study shows that swear words across languages may have more in common than previously thought. Many of them tend to leave out the same sounds. There's a common trope in sci fi when characters ...

If you're after a free, simple boost for pushing through challenges, try swearing your way to your goals. A new study has uncovered the surprising psychological effect that cursing in the heat of the ...