Curse words are not new to human language.  As early as 1785, and English scholar, Captain Francis Grose, had enough material to publish his study in a book called, A Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Dr. Timothy Jay did research about cursing on college campuses and found that men generally curse more than women, unless said women are in a sorority.  Furthermore, university provosts swear more than librarians or the staff members of the university’s day car center.

I have some questions about why sorority girls are prone to curse (or “cuss”, depending on which side of the quadrangle you are on).  It’s not that I doubt the research so much as I just wonder about things like who they asked and, mostly, what words were used.  Important things like that.

I was surprised that the provost cursed more than the day care worker.  I am pretty sure that spending all day with pre-school children in a day care would be the perfect environment to foster cussing.

Profanity, though, is not confined to the limited vocabulary of the person who uses bad language.  More seriously, it is the description of bad living.  Most of us don't get that at all.

That’s why we need the fences.