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“Strong language is less likely to cause offence where it does not surprise”, according to the RNZ policy on swearing.
Kim Hill meets an expert on the subject – Rebecca Roache – to explore the mighty F-word and how other cultures use offensive language:
Rebecca Roache is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, where she teaches practical ethics, logic, and philosophy of mind. She is currently writing a book about swearing, and wrote the essay Naughty Words, recently published in Aeon.
