I saw recently a study concluded that vulgarity is associated with higher

Sign up, and you'll be able to customize your font size and more! Sign up

Report problem with this ad

Feb 11, 2016
11:09:22am

SoCalCoug All-American

I saw recently a study concluded that vulgarity is associated with higher

intelligence. I'd always thought thought tho opposite.

Report problem with this ad

SoCalCoug

Bio page: SoCalCoug
Joined: May 3, 2001
Last login: May 3, 2024
Total posts: 52,848 (5,327 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

POLL: People who use vulgar language and insults are less educated than those

srey

2/11/16 11:04am

Some of the funniest cussers I know are very well educated

2/11/16 11:06am

My friends wife doesn't swear a lot, but when she does, it's very well timed and executed

Fetchin Fetcher

2/11/16 11:11am

Most people I know use vulgar langauge regardless of their education level.

Baron

2/11/16 11:08am

I saw recently a study concluded that vulgarity is associated with higher

SoCalCoug

2/11/16 11:09am

like Baron, my experience is that pretty much everybody uses vulgar language

smokymountainrain

2/11/16 11:12am

Nope. I work in a large hospital

Backcountry

2/11/16 11:11am

Maintenance staff is construction. So that isn't surprising.

slowhiteguy

2/11/16 11:21am

MD's, nurse managers, anesthesiologists...

Backcountry

2/11/16 11:23am

That's disappointing. Are you in Utah? There is some salty language in the OR at times but it is much less here in Utah

slowhiteguy

2/11/16 11:26am

RE: POLL: People who use vulgar language and insults are less educated than those

Finngirl

2/11/16 11:12am

I know plenty of very smart people who swear a lot.

benny1982

2/11/16 11:21am

I also know plenty of very unintelligent people who swear all the time.

benny1982

2/11/16 11:22am

yep. pretty much only an indicator that they are normal and breathing

smokymountainrain

2/11/16 11:24am

RE: POLL: People who use vulgar language and insults are less educated than those

Fetchin Fetcher

2/11/16 11:12am

This poll is about perception. The perception is there, even if you yourself

db59840

2/11/16 11:17am

"Be clean in language.

2/11/16 11:24am

so at least one person would vote yes in this poll. interesting.

smokymountainrain

2/11/16 11:31am

One has no bearing on the other (language vs. education)

hadmonster

2/11/16 12:37pm

Meant for OP

hadmonster

2/11/16 12:37pm

President Hinckley, Prophet of the Lord, respectfully disagrees.

2/11/16 12:48pm

My boss has a Ph.D. and an MBA. He swears more than anyone I'm around regularly

2/11/16 11:47am

F-bomb usage follows an inverse bell curve with education

Bob Vance

2/11/16 11:49am

No correlation

AtlantaMark

2/11/16 12:24pm

I'm in construction management. If you don't swear from time to time the field

Millhouse

2/11/16 12:34pm

Report problem with this ad

Posting on CougarBoard

In order to post, you will need to either sign up or log in.

Report problem with this ad