Decoding the Language of Taboo: Unveiling the Power and Evolution of Bad Words
When you initiate a call to customer service and are greeted with the familiar disclaimer, "to ensure quality service your call may be monitored or recorded," you might not fully grasp the depth of what follows. The Marchex Institute, over the past year, scrutinized over 600,000 recorded phone conversations made by Americans to businesses in the United States, unearthing intriguing patterns in the usage of curse words. As it turns out, the residents of Ohio topped the list as the most likely to employ explicit language, while Washington state residents emerged as the least likely. However, what exactly classifies a word as "bad," and how has the concept evolved over time?
