Google Nexus 5 - Allow swear words in voice recognition

Android 4.4 (Kit Kat)
Phone: Google Nexus 5
Factory OS: Android 4.4 (Kit Kat)

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Allow swear words in voice recognition

By default, your phone will recognise swear words, but insert x’s instead of the word. To change this, go to Settings – My Device – Language and input – Voice Search – Then untick Block offensive words.

 
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