STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Warning: This news story may contain foul language. But, New Yorkers, it seems, aren’t the ones most likely to use it, according to a recent social media study that found New ...

Most parents are pretty concerned about their kids using foul language. Dr. Timothy Jay, a psychologist and expert in swearing, says parents worried about bad words might be fighting a losing battle. ...

Nothing says "Christmas" quite like a column about profane language. The world we live in is made worse by the permission people give themselves to inject profanity into everyday conversations or ...

My wife and I have recently seen several movies in which we felt that the language was over the top. The latest was The Ides of March, which opened with a barrage of four-letter words that would make ...

University of Tartu Professor of Contemporary Estonian Liina Lindström said swearing often gives people a needed sense of release and can also serve as a way of creating group identity.