Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

We’ll swear Ulster folk among most foul-mouthed

- BY SHEENA MCSTRAVICK

WASH your mouths out – Northern Ireland people are some of the most foulmouthe­d in the UK.

New research shows we swear an average of 10 times per hour – the fourth highest figure of the areas surveyed.

The study of 2,000 adults found men curse more often than women.

With blasting out swearwords now commonplac­e it appears we’re not even watching our language at work.

The survey revealed more than a third of us (35%) have sworn at our boss – and of those who admitted it 64% were men.

Meanwhile, a similar number (37%) have also been sworn at by their boss with 71% of those people saying it is a regular occurrence.

The research showed cursing to be so deeply ingrained in society that one in five UK residents have admitted to accidental­ly swearing during an interview.

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