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Radio 5 Live,1 min,

Fairer sex more foul-mouthed than men

5 Live In Short
Contains some strong language.

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Women in Britain swear up to ten times more often than men, a new study says. Researchers from Lancaster University and the Cambridge University Press say women are ten times more likely to say 鈥榮h**鈥 than men and use the word 鈥榝***鈥 four times as often as they did in the early 1990s. 5 live Drive spoke to comedian Jane Godley who is, in her own words, a 鈥減rolific swearer鈥. She said: 鈥淥ne of the first questions I get asked when I say I鈥檓 a comedian is do you swear 鈥 they wouldn鈥檛 ask that to a man鈥. 鈥淛ust because I do it in my Scottish accent, and I鈥檓 working class, it sounds like I mean it more,鈥 she added. This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on Monday 7 November 2016.

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