Table 11 Total hits of each swear word using the three strategies.
Swear word | Omission | % | Softening | % | Swear-to-non-Swear | % | Total hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fuck | 589 | 67% | 170 | 19% | 118 | 14% | 877 |
Shit | 173 | 60% | 80 | 27% | 38 | 13% | 291 |
Damn | 61 | 62% | 25 | 25% | 13 | 13% | 99 |
Ass | 72 | 77% | 14 | 15% | 7 | 8% | 93 |
Bitch | 29 | 38% | 32 | 43% | 14 | 19% | 75 |
Bastard | 4 | 12% | 19 | 56% | 11 | 32% | 34 |
Asshole | 9 | 16% | 29 | 51% | 19 | 33% | 57 |
Dick | 6 | 30% | 9 | 45% | 5 | 25% | 20 |
Cunt | 0 | 0% | 9 | 69% | 4 | 31% | 13 |
Pussy | 0 | 0% | 4 | 80% | 1 | 20% | 5 |
Total | 943 | 60% | 391 | 25% | 230 | 15% | 1564 |
