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According to a research published by Leeds University yesterday, people don't mind bad language on television as long as it is not used in programmes watched by children. The study found there was "amazing agreement" about when bad language was serious and when it was not. Even a group of mothers agreed that a certain amount of bad language in the well- known film Pulp Fiction was "OK" because the dialogue and situation made it "funny". Some people said they found the use of drugs in the film more worrying than the bad language People were asked to comment on scenes from films like Pulp Fiction, TV series like Channel 4's Brookside and cartoons like South Park. Leeds University concluded that people made a distinction between bad language used in programmes for adults, and those meant for children. Peter Moore, a writer at the BBC, said, "The result does not surprise us at all. We have always tried to keep bad language away from innocent ears and this is a very important consideration when deciding at what times of day certain programmes are shown." Susan Bold, director of programmes at ITV, said," The report gives interesting information about attitudes to bad language on screen. But it doesn't mean that we can increase the amount of bad language used on television."