Swearing, as all the world knows, is a sign of weak character and absence of self-control. Or so we were told when we were young and the boom had just crowned us.
Apparently, however, this is no longer true. Dr Rafaello Antonino, who is some sort of shrink, has determined that a spot of effing and blinding can increase tolerance of pain and suffering. Fascinatingly, at least to me, much of the really creative swearing that is part of the
