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Workplace Profanity: Good for Men Only?
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Wall Street traders aren't known for pretty language, so Black Monday must have sounded pretty ugly. Our last word in business today is social swearing. A new study in a British journal says profanity in the workplace is a good thing. It can boost team spirit, the authors claim, at least in all-male settings like the locker room. Women cursing is another story. The study says female swearers are often perceived to be of low moral standing. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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