posted January 19, 2017 09:10 AM            

Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay, known for his swearing, gets his point across Credit: Rex

Temperate language has traditionally been considered a social virtue, but new research suggests that people who refrain from swearing are often the most devious and dishonest.

Those fond of effing and blinding, by contrast, are likely to be the most honest in any given group, according to academics at the University of Cambridge.

The study describes how 276 participants were asked to list their favourite swear words in order to gauge how fond they were of turning the air blue.

They were then given a survey asking them to agree or disagree with statements such as “I never lie” and “all my habits are good” to assess their propensity for dishonesty.

The researchers found that the most honest in the group were also the biggest swearers.

“At least people who swear are telling you what they really think”
Dr David Stillwell

Dr David Stillwell, one of the study's authors, said the correlation may stem from the constraints imposed by social convention.

“If you’re trying to follow the social norms rather than saying what you think, you are saying what people want to hear,” he said.

“In that respect you are not being very honest.

“We did not look at extreme dishonesty such as fraud, so from that experiment it’s an open question as to whether there would be a link.”

However, he said the findings corroborate research in the US which links states with a high level of swearing to low levels of honesty-related crime.

States such as New Jersey, where a lot of people use bad language, were found to rank highly on the State Integrity Index, whereas Utah and other places where bad language is a relative rarity saw higher levels of fraud or similar offences.

People who regularly posted short, simple messages on Facebook were the least likely to swear, but also found to be more dishonest

“At least people who swear are telling you what they really think,” said Dr Stillwell.

“Although if people said what they think all the time, would that really be a good thing?”

The researchers also examined the Facebook postings of 75,000 people, where a similar correlation was observed.

People who regularly posted short, simple messages were the least likely to swear.

Dr Sillwell said simple statements are already known to be associated with dishonesty, because liars find it hard to make up complicated sentences.

However, more nuanced language, evidenced by words such as “but” and “however”, as well as use of pronouns which associate the speaker with his or her statement, are commonly agreed to indicate honesty.

In the Facebook analysis, people who spoke in this style were also more likely to swear.

posted January 19, 2017 09:51 AM            

And no one wants this reality in which I can make a Twitter account and manipulate your president to call Kim a fat ass, which I and anyone else can perfectly do. Since I and everyone else knows what POTUS thinks at 3 am in the morning and knows what to say to cause a specific reaction of him. Wake up, man!

In all cases, there are limits to what a public person can say, even a brilliant chef, brilliant artist or a celebrity. Think John Galliano.

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posted January 19, 2017 10:01 AM            

YAY

posted January 19, 2017 10:17 AM            

Let me suggest you lay off the notion you know what diplomats say to each other when the microphones and video cameras are off.

Btw, Gordon Ramsey is on the air...because people tune in to watch his show. Is Ramsey a great chef? Who the hell knows. Certainly you don't know...unless you've eaten something prepared BY RAMSEY and neither do I. But. in the 2 or 3 episodes I've seen of Hell's Kitchen, it's obvious Ramsey has clear standards of food prep and communicates clearly...if profanely.

posted January 19, 2017 10:40 AM            

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How typical of you...to totally miss the point of the posted article and careen off into the wasteland....

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posted January 19, 2017 10:49 AM            

Apart from that, your aspiration for malice, violence and vulgarity can't be hidden at this point.

As for the rest of your message, it shows a refusal to face a reality that causes legitimate panic worldwide, which is astounding. You give the impression of someone who forces himself really hard to believe something that it just is not there, sorry.

Ignoring the devastating unprecedented reality to know and condition POTUS mind and behavior live? "Sad!"

(this potus actually reads, retweets and deletes the tweets for him and about him from random people, on a daily basis, with a highly predictable pattern)

Don't tempt me

Joking aside, I am sure this experiment is already happening.

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posted January 19, 2017 11:06 AM            

Not working Donald Trump is not an honest guy and vulgarity + violence are not refreshing. Plus, Donald Trump is not a "guy" and the US will never accept to be Hell's Kitchen.

Jwhop, I am merely pointing out the fact that someone with a loose mouth and temper is both easy to control and unpredictable, hence unfit for some positions.

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posted January 19, 2017 11:24 AM            

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Originally posted by Faith:
Three cheers for vulgar, bombastic, rough, hateful, wrenching, egotical spewing of testosterone-heavy nonsense! Crush everyone if you can!

YAY

@Lee

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Let's drink a smoothie (with some vodka, huh? vodka is trendy) for actual real men, not this model.

There are internet jokes that go like this: "everyone, let's tweet on a daily basis to DJT: Mr President Trump, you are our hero for realizing the shortcomings in Obamacare yet being able to keep it, we are counting on you, no one could make such a smart move but you" etc.

On the other hand, of course, others are most likely using this opportunity for other games.

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posted January 19, 2017 11:52 AM            

On the other hand, I don't know if you just want to write long post or if you can't remember what you posted 3 seconds ago because you tend to randomly repeat phrases many times. This phrase

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posted January 19, 2017 11:59 AM            

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Originally posted by LeeLoo2014:
(this potus [b]actually reads, retweets and deletes the tweets for him and about him from random people, on a daily basis, with a highly predictable pattern)
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posted January 20, 2017 05:59 AM            

But here, your president, and the brexit, will give the room, AND THE NECESSITY, for the EU to strenghten and affirm its own social model.
YOUR anglo-saxon model with sub prime and co, and the 1% cheering to the population who voted them in and believed the promises made by a supposedly billionaire who loves attention and kissing his reflection in the mirror will never be an attractive model ANYWHERE in the world. Just wait to see the sad impact Trump will have on the image, on the credibilty, on the leadership of the USA overseas.