"Sometimes we have to choose between expressing ourselves effectively and being inoffensive. We can’t always do both"
Rebecca Roache is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her research interests range from ethics and metaphysics to philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. She is a pioneer in field of philosophy of swearing, and her work has been featured in The Times, The Guardian and the BBC. Away from philosophy, she is a novelist, an active twitter user, keen knitter, and host of The Academic Imperfectionist Podcast.