While companies become more priggish, the evidence mounts that swearing at work is something we should be encouraging. I have just been sent an advance copy of Swearing is Good for You: the Amazing Science of Bad Language by Emma Byrne, an impressive catalogue of research showing how effing and blinding helps us deal with pain, bond with others, is associated with intelligence and makes us more inclined to trust each other.
尽管企业变得更加自命清高,越来越多的证据表明,我们应该鼓励在工作中说脏话。最近我拿到了一本埃玛?伯恩(Emma Byrne)的《说脏话对你有益:脏话的奇妙科学》(Swearing is Good for You: the Amazing Science of Bad Language)先行版。这本令人印象深刻的著作列举了一系列研究,表明说脏话能帮助我们应对伤痛和与他人拉近关系,不仅与智力相关,还能让我们更倾向于信任彼此。
It is a glorious, uplifting read, but I do not think it quite gets to the heart of it. My own research shows how swearing can help you be more successful by getting your point across and having your own way. I have just searched the 41,000 emails in my FT inbox for the word fuck and got 146 results. Most were from friends and colleagues engaging in banter, yet the few that came from strangers used expletives to great effect. One man emailed asking for my help on something with a message that began: “Your podcasts are fucking fantastic.” The addition of the swear word slowed me down, made me judge the outrageous flattery to be sincere and tricked me into saying yes.
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