Roache's theory of swearing examines why swearwords (including non-slurs and non-religious swearwords) are so powerful. Jamaican Patois has its own rich variety of swearwords. Of the show's 53 swearwords, 38 of them are uttered by Francis. It noted that the top ten swearwords make up 81% of the total swearwords. She proposes that swearwords have a unique linguistic role, coupled to a unique emotional role.