Business Insider spoke to Philip Gooden, author and expert on the origins of the English language, about how society determines what makes swear words offensive and how their connotations can ...

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It's often translated into English as 'fuck' although in fact its strength varies - it can be used as a mild curse roughly on a par with 'crap' or as a full-on foul word like 'fuck'. One thing for ...