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The same word covers wedding vows and stubbed toes — language can't decide if you're sacred or furious.
means To make a solemn promise, or to use profanity, depending entirely on the room.
from From Old English swerian, to take an oath; the cursing sense grew from invoking holy names too casually, which polite folk found shocking.
Holy rootsProfanity began as oaths sworn on God's body.
Courtroom relicWitnesses still swear to tell the truth.
Pain reliefStudies show cursing genuinely raises pain tolerance.