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 ...

True confession time: I have a bit of a potty mouth. And though studies have shown that swearing can be a sign of intelligence, using strong language isn’t appropriate in every context. So when I drop ...

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 ...