Suzanne Harrington: What kind of English family stays up late to count Irish swears on The Traitors?
'Potty mouths' and 'f-bombs' — or just people authentically denoting emphasis or conveying humour?
is being shown on the BBC and people are horrified. Specifically, English people are horrified at the swearing levels of Irish contestants — apparently there’s a lot of effing and jeffing on the Irish , presented from Slane Castle by the glorious Siobhan McSweeney, herself not averse to four-lettering her words.
Trigger warning — swear words are present in the following article, written using their actual letters rather than those daft asterisks, so if you are of a sensitive disposition you may want to read this sitting down.
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