You absolute … ! Brits’ inventive way with words instils a certain kind of pride | Digested week

A poll on unnecessarily crude terms, good news on a male contraceptive – and the restorative nature of a solo trip to IkeaYouGov, which you might have thought would be otherwise occupied as byelection season comes upon us, has released the results of a poll revealing which swearwords people in the UK find most-to-least offensive. I shall not go into details here in a family newspaper. Suffice it to say, the one you’d expect is in first position, and “arse” is – ahem – bringing up the rear. Continue reading...

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