considered so taboo, but we do still swear a lot, just not quite as much. do you have any sense of whether there are some swear words which were used to find a really offensive that are potentially more acceptable now, or not? that are potentially more acceptable now. or not?— now, or not? yes, absolutely, and i think the best — now, or not? yes, absolutely, and i think the best example _ now, or not? yes, absolutely, and i think the best example of— now, or not? yes, absolutely, and i think the best example of that i now, or not? yes, absolutely, and i l think the best example of that would be the f—word, which is now the most popular swear word of all, which wasn't the case in the 90s, that the bl—word. f—word is much more common thanit bl—word. f—word is much more common than it was, which suggests that has weakened. that suggests it has weakened. that suggests it has weakened both syntactically, the positions in sentences it can take, but also in terms of its meaning. of course it has the core meaning related to sexual intercourse, but it has a much more generic meaning which can be used from all sorts of