Swear words lack the consonant sounds l, r, w and y across several languages -- including Chinese, English and Spanish, according to a new study from researchers at Royal Holloway, University of ...

Swear words come in a wide variety of languages, but British researchers have found that they have a lot in common, whether they are in Hebrew, Arabic, French or Albanian. They tend to lack ...

Researchers at Royal Holloway tested whether there is something special about the sound of swear words. In the study, Dr Shiri Lev-Ari and Professor Ryan McKay, both from the Department of Psychology ...

Damn Vs Darn: Researchers Find Commonality In Swear Words Across Languages. By Athena Chan Published 12/06/22 AT 6:58 AM EST.