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Swear words in different languages lack similar sounds, study suggests

While different languages may have different swear words, they tend to all lack similar sounds, new research suggests. Sounds such as I, r, and w are missing from a range of swear words across five different languages. This common pattern in ...

06 Dec 2022 at 02:00

Features

Column: The not so gentle art of cursing and its evolution in Irish culture

If a survey were to be carried out on the level of swearing or ‘cursing’ per county in Ireland, I suspect Donegal would be high on the list. We might even be a contender for the top spot. I’m guilty of letting slip more than the occasional ...

15 May 2022 at 19:33

Krishnan Guru-Murthy back on Channel 4 after suspension for swearing about MP

Krishnan Guru-Murthy returns to Channel 4 after suspension for swearing at MP

Channel 4 News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy has returned to the broadcaster’s flagship programme after being taken off air for swearing about Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker. The presenter made no reference to the incident as he ...

07 Nov 2022 at 21:54

Health & Wellbeing

How to react kindly to people with Tourette’s – and what not to say

Although most people have heard of Tourette’s Syndrome, they often wrongly think it’s a rare condition that always involves involuntary swearing. But the reality of Tourette’s Syndrome (TS) is that it’s a complex, inherited ...

07 Jun 2023 at 08:15

First newly elected MP officially takes her seat in Parliament

Alliance’s Sorcha-Lucy Eastwood is the first newly elected MP to officially take her seat in Parliament for the first time, after she jumped the queue to swear in. On Tuesday, MPs started the process of making an oath or ...

09 Jul 2024 at 19:27

MP required to reswear allegiance to King amid fears of legal action

A Labour MP was warned he risked possible legal action and losing his seat after failing to mention four words while swearing allegiance to the King. Clive Lewis, who favours living in a republic, appeared in the ...

16 Jul 2024 at 14:52

MP renews concerns over oath as he makes second attempt to officially take seat

A Labour MP who protested against pledging allegiance to the King has returned to the Commons to swear in for a second time. Clive Lewis appeared in the chamber on Tuesday to repeat the oath after already making ...

16 Jul 2024 at 13:23

‘Baby of the House’ officially takes his seat as an MP in the Commons

The so-called Baby of the House has officially taken his seat as an MP in the Commons, on the second day of swearing in. Labour MP Sam Carling, who represents North West Cambridgeshire, is the youngest member ...

10 Jul 2024 at 16:13

World

A look at false and misleading claims Trump made during his inaugural address

In his first address after being sworn in, President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading statements that he made during his campaign. They included claims about immigration, the economy, ...

20 Jan 2025 at 20:05

World

Trump returning to power after unprecedented comeback

Donald Trump is due to be sworn in as America’s 47th President, capping a remarkable comeback after he overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and two assassination attempts to win another term in ...

20 Jan 2025 at 16:58

Movies

I Swear filmmaker did not ask Robert Aramayo to audition for lead role

I Swear filmmaker Kirk Jones has said he did not ask Robert Aramayo to audition for the lead role because he knew the actor was right for the part “very early on”. The biopic tells the story of ...

22 Feb 2026 at 18:31

News

John Davidson ‘deeply mortified’ by ‘involuntary tics’ during Bafta Film Awards

Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson has said he is “deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning” after he shouted a racial slur at the ...

23 Feb 2026 at 21:58

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