Today's parents may be growing more relaxed about their children using curse words, according to a national poll.

A swear word is like a linguistic punch in the nose. Virtually every language and culture has them—and virtually every language and culture formally disapproves of them. But that doesn’t stop them ...

Growing up, my sister and I weren’t allowed to use curse words. We couldn’t even tell each other to “shut up” without getting a sideways glance from our parents (imagine our delight when Black Eyed ...

EVERETT — If you’re going to swear, do it properly. What’s up with that? Erika M. Weinert, 42, is the author of “Cursing with Style,” a reference book on so-called “bad” words. Many can’t be printed ...

Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. Many of us try to suppress the urge to blurt out an expletive when something goes wrong. But the instinct may actually be useful: ...

Dancing around risky language is common for many forms of on-air media. Sitcoms and family shows have been making substitutions like "sugar" and "fudge" for expletives and curse words for quite some ...

For 16 seasons, from 2004 to 2020, Philip Rivers was an NFL quarterback. He played 13 years for the San Diego Chargers, three years for the Los Angeles Chargers and one final year for the Indianapolis ...

it’s no secret that Maria Cozamanis, the DJ-turned Palm Beach social fixture on Netflix’s Members Only: Palm Beach, has a way ...