Swearing Is Good For You

When my daughter was about 13 years old she started a swear jar for us (her parents). I laughed because I rarely swore, at least from my point of view. It bothered her if I was driven to the point of spewing out a four letter word, so I tried my best to curtail it. Now that she is a college student, all bets are off! This morning while in the laundry room closet, I came across the old jar of memories of words I can't say on the radio. I did some digging and found important information to share. The news is...swearing is good for you!

It's true! Swearing is good for you because it helps you express yourself. Whether it's from pain, frustration or fear, letting out an explitive can be theraputic. But wait, there's more! According to a CNN article and an interview they did with Timothy Jay, a Mass College of Liberal Arts professor emeritus of psychology, swearing has many advantages. He should know because he studied swearing for more than 40 years! The professor went on to relay, "The benefits of swearing have just emerged in the last two decades, as a result of a lot of research on brain and emotion, along with much better technology to study brain anatomy." He also said swearing can be a sign that you are wicked smart, "To the degree that language is correlated with intelligence. People that are good at language are good at generating a swearing vocabulary." So have at it, my friends. But I swear I will keep my "intelligence" off the air waves.

Enjoy this, my cussin' cousins!

The average American swears 21 times a day. My mom would be appalled. I also know that when my mom thinks I'm not around she swears like a sailor.

A poll by Preply looked at 30 major cities in the US and their citizens' relationships with cussing. Through their survey they determined the TOP 10 Cities That Swear the Most and the TOP 10 Cities That Swear the Least in the country. Here are the results. Also - if I were a part of that survey, well, let's just say the results would have been a little different.

Louisville, Kentucky

# of swears per day: 24

Fort Worth, Texas

# of swears per day: 24

San Francisco, California

# of swears per day: 24

Indianapolis, Indiana

# of swears per day: 25

Dallas, Texas

# of swears per day: 25

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

# of swears per day: 25

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

# of swears per day: 25

Jacksonville, Florida

# of swears per day: 28

Las Vegas, Nevada

# of swears per day: 30

Columbus, Ohio

# of swears per day: 36

Something strange is going on here. We just counted down the 10 cities that swear the most. No way Boston is on the "Swears the Least" list, but onward we go!

Seattle, Washington

# of swears per day: 18

Detroit, Michigan

# of swears per day: 18

El Paso, Texas

# of swears per day: 17

Chicago, Illinois

# of swears per day: 17

New York City, New York

# of swears per day: 17

San Jose, California

# of swears per day: 16

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

# of swears per day: 15

Boston, Massachusetts

# of swears per day: 15

I'm sorry Preply but I think your findings are broken. Obviously.

Phoenix, Arizona

# of swears per day: 14

Portland, Oregon

# of swears per day: 14