Are People Who Curse Actually More Honest? Research explores whether cursing might be a sign of greater honesty.
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People who reported cursing more often scored higher on measures of honesty. Individuals who used more profanity in their Facebook posts were also more likely to use phrasing that correlates more strongly to honesty. Facebook users who used more profanity in posts were more likely to live in states whose residents ranked higher on measures of honesty.
Are People Who Curse Actually More Honest? Research explores whether cursing might be a sign of greater honesty.
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Key Points:
People who reported cursing more often scored higher on measures of honesty. Individuals who used more profanity in their Facebook posts were also more likely to use phrasing that correlates more strongly to honesty. Facebook users who used more profanity in posts were more likely to live in states whose residents ranked higher on measures of honesty.
You should hear me when I'm reading some of the comments on here Gully.
Do you care about the opinion of a customer service person you spent five minutes on the phone with? Do you think you will ever meet anyone from here on your local street? Who cares?
Youcannow: I know there’s a lot of backstabbing on this site , which is why I don’t communicate with anyone here . Just keep myself to myself & throw the odd comment, or insult , depending on how sensitive people are . It’s the only way I get to sleep .
How do you know there's a lot of backstabbing if you don't communicate with anyone?
Do you care about the opinion of a customer service person you spent five minutes on the phone with? Do you think you will ever meet anyone from here on your local street? Who cares?
Exactly. Nobody has photos here , so I doubt I’d recognise anyone & those who have have images that date back to the Dickensian times , so I wouldn’t recognise them either .
Youcannow: Because I’ve had mail telling me . Not that I ever engage. I just politely thank them for the info & end the interaction.
I've never had that experience.
I've guessed that some unpleasant tittle-tattling has gone on in private mail from time to time, but in my experience most of it's about trying to suss out which multiple-profiler has brought out the latest stream of guff.
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me? sometimes
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