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06-22-2017, 01:48 AM
Why the word "moist" makes so many people cringe
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“Moist,” psychologically, is a very loaded word. According to a research study (https://docs.google.com/a/oberlin.edu/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=b2Jlcmxpbi5lZHV8dGhpYm9kZWF1fGd4OjYxZThhN2Zm YTA1ODc1MWQ) conducted by psychology professor Dr. Paul Thibodeau at Oberlin College, around 18 percent of American English speakers hate the word “moist.” And the hate behind “moist” stems from word’s association.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/21/why-moist-makes-us-cringe/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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