Chart of the week: the Bloomberg profanity index

Swearing among CEOS hit a high after the recession, but as the recovery gathers steam, use of profanity is falling.

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The use of the four most common swear words spiked in the aftermath of the recession and fell as the recovery gathered steam. The words are "the infamous F-bomb, the scatological S-word, the blasphemous GD, and the derogatory AH".

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