Your choice of words might seem random, but linguists and psychologists have discovered that certain verbal patterns betray ...

Re “The Curse of Curse Words,” by Mark Edmundson (Opinion guest essay, Sept. 14): I love language. I love words. I always have. I, too, have at times lamented the degradation of language in public ...

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard allow their young children to use swear words — but only in the privacy of their own home. On Monday’s episode of his “Armchair Expert” podcast, Shepard revealed the ...