Article MN52 Liberals swear more on Twitter than rightwingers, says study

Liberals swear more on Twitter than rightwingers, says study

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Ian Sample Science editor
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Swearwords account for two of the top ten words used by left-leaning tweeters, while those on the right show a preference for "God" and "psalm"

An analysis of nearly a million tweets has found that liberals distinguish themselves from others online by letting rip with profanities.

While right-leaning tweeters displayed more caution in the language they used, the reds were more blue, as liberals peppered their 140-character missives with a hefty helping of "shits" and "fucks".

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