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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Are people who curse more honest?

You may have seen the post going around that claims people who swear are more honest and trustworthy. 

Not so, say most experts, who can’t find any hard evidence to back up that claim. While people who curse casually or recklessly may be less inhibited and more transparent, that doesn't necessarily correlate with their honesty.

Some studies have actually found that liars tend to use more profanity than truth tellers, especially when put on the spot. Lying uses brain power which makes it harder to monitor yourself. Those curse words are often used as filler or exclamation points.

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