Today's entry in the catalog of things to take our minds off of all the things takes us to a place we already visit quite a bit. One could say we're experts in the subject, but I've never seen it studied quite so deeply.
I'm talking about swearing.
And so is Jack Grieve, a foreign linguistics professor at Aston University in Birmingham, UK. Grieve examined nearly 9 million geocoded tweets to assess the relative frequency of different curse words in different parts of the U.S. Here's fuck, for example:
From a post at the swearing-focused blog (and you thought *we* were niche) Strong Language, here's a bit more detail.
Hell, damn and bitch are especially popular in the south and southeast. Douche is relatively common in northern states. Bastard is beloved in Maine and New Hampshire, and those states – together with a band across southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas – are the areas of particular motherfucker favour. Crap is more popular inland, fuck along the coasts. Fuckboy – a rising star* – is also mainly a coastal thing, so far.
The post has a bunch of maps showing the regional frequency of other terms, like damn, douche, asshole, and motherfucker. It's a really fucking nice way to distract yourself. Enjoy.
ten hag out! kind of a bummer. enjoyed watching man u suck quite a bit.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Only Danimal lives in a non-cussery spot? (Danimal, you prude.)
ReplyDeletejax favors bitch, damn, and pussy, as it turns out
ReplyDeleteConsider the sociology and psychology of bitch versus cunt. (Mild apologies to those offended there.)
ReplyDeleteTo say that "bitch" is especially popular in the south and southeast is a vast understatement. It's solid orange from SEVA to SETX with a whole lotta blue across much of the country.
The c-word, however, has no home in the deep south whatsoever. All blue. "I do declayah, my Winston, I've nevah heahd such offensive language from that vile woman. What a common bitch!"
Iowa: 100% orange on "douche." Now ya know.
ReplyDeleteNew England: no use for "gosh," all in on "cunt." Now ya really know.
ReplyDeleteAnd that this word isn't used in South Carolina is puzzling, to say the least.
ReplyDeletei believe we've hit on a subject that whitney enjoys
ReplyDeleteYou threw a big fucking meatball right into his power zone.
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ReplyDeleteFirst middle school soccer game was a success. Kid started at right back. Beat our beachside rivals 6-1.
ReplyDeleteNice work
ReplyDeletei thought she was a goalkeeper
ReplyDeleteShe was for a few years and then moved away from it towards the enbd of her comp career. A combination of her coach making her dislike it due to the pressure he put on her and wanting to have a more active role. It's just as well - as I'm sure you can guess - she's not very tall and will not ever be. The keeper for her team at school is almost as tall as me.
ReplyDeletenice. and fuck that coach.
ReplyDeleterob is not tall and never will be, presumably, but he was the W&M intramural soccer star of the playoffs in 1991 as a goalkeeper. Dude went horizontal.
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, it makes sense.
flying squirrel, some might say
ReplyDeletewe lost teri garr. bummer.
ReplyDeletefuck no!
ReplyDeleteFrohei Frohtani, right?
ReplyDeletethe yankees are gonna let those two fucksticks who mauled mookie betts back into the building tonight. those preening dopes'll be pounding their chests like silverbacks. they'll have a show on barstool by the weekend.
ReplyDeleteSince that kid in 1996, Yanks trying to get their fans to help them do what they can’t do. I’d say those guys are lucky their seats were slightly elevated and the RF wasn’t someone like, say, Darryl Strawberry.
ReplyDeleteOr Dave Winfield.
ReplyDeleteor dave kingman
ReplyDeleteor dave osborne
ReplyDeleteanyone else here pushed to near walking away from the job due to your annual budget process? just curious
Don't know if we can put a bow on Betts interference episode without some zman jabroni explanation and reaction.
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