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Swearing has been clinically proven to reduce pain. It also is known to be processed by a different part of the brain than other kinds of language.

More serious brain research related to expletives.

posted by Michele in California 

In addition to pain management: if you're trying to move something that's stuck, profanity is an excellent lubricant.
posted by fantabulous timewaster 

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Today's word is coprolalia.