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The article "The sound of swearing: Are there universal patterns in profanity?" by authors Shiri Lev-Ari & Ryan McKay was published online in this journal on December 6th, 2022. Since it was released, it has received attention from the press. 

Read the original article here. (this opens in a new tab)

And read some of the news articles below:

Curse Words Around the World Have Something in Common (We Swear) - New York Times (this opens in a new tab)

Here's Why Curse Words Sound the Way They Do - Time (this opens in a new tab)

The Linguistics of Swearing Explain Why We Substitute Darn for Damn -Scientific American (this opens in a new tab)

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