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The more you swear, the more you know. Getty Images/fStop

If you curse a lot, you're smarter than your clean-mouthed counterparts, according to a recent study.

"A voluminous taboo lexicon may better be considered an indicator of healthy verbal abilities,” reads the study, published in the November issue of Language Sciences
In plain English: The more curses you know, the more words you know.


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So go ahead and curse.

We won't stop you for s***. 
 


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