Swearing Is Actually Really Good For You, A Study Finds

‘Sweary scientist’ and language expert Dr Emma Byrne explained how swearing was good for the brain.

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“Swearing engages both sides of your brain,” she revealed, “the language centre in the left brain and the emotional centre in the right brain, and the positive impact of this is far-reaching.

“Dependent on the situation, profanity can serve as a painkiller, mood-booster or even social bonding tool,” she said.

“Research also shows that women are just as partial to a bit of swearing as men – meaning all of us can benefit. I’m not surprised that more people are turning to bad language in 2020.

“Swear words pack an emotional punch that other parts of language just can’t match.”

So what are our nation’s favourite swearwords? According to the study f*** (69 per cent), s**t (62 per cent) and b******s (32 per cent) are some of the most used profanities in the UK.