A change in ancient diet may have altered the way humans speak, and potentially spawned an increased use of words that include “f” and “v” sounds, says a new study that may offer insights into the development of language.
A shift to softer foods with the advent of agriculture contributed to changes in the human bite and jaw in the post-Neolithic age, say the researchers, who described their findings in the journal Science. That in turn enhanced humans’ ability to produce “f” and “v” sounds, now found in about half of languages,...
I was hoping for an explanation for my F bomb usage!
Oh effffff offf!!!!!🙄
And here I thought it was because Trump became president. WhatTheF
Oh pleeeeeze! It’s the breakdown of family and values. So disrespectful.
I think it's just a natural phonic elision. Consider how the Greek 'peri, para, pro' became the German 'ver-' prefix. And the Germans pronounce it 'fehr'.
Fat?
Crude people
easy because it seems talking quietly and calmly doesn't work. Racists and Haters seem to react to this one word. saying Trump is not a nice man just doesn't cut it!!
I got an F word for you, WSJ.
Fook yes
Did they have to
AFTER 911, the use went way up..
Who is WE ?!?!?
Anjing
It's science: stub your toe getting out of bed in the morning. 'Fuck' is the only word to describe the pain and anguish of what happened.
Is it because the dialogue the English language was disrupted aliens came back in 1949 implanted a brain fart? Then doctor Doolittle caught wind of it and it's been expelled ever since!!
Someone was saying eh and stifled a sneeze. The expletive was born.
French Fries
F......... u
That explains all my swearing.
Because they’re amazing?