We sware to much, and in doing so loose the impact of the word F**k...
So, what about some alternatives to use, and save the robust language for "special occasions"...
Its just a thought...
A_B...
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"Goodness gracious"...
polite and enquiring...
2
"Gordon Bennitt."..
One my mother used to use frequently...(googe him / it)
3
"Damn my Duck pond"...
Taken from the tv series "black adder 3"...
4
"Well i never"...
One my father used to use...
5
"Well Ill be damned"...
Another one that was used in the family as i was growing up...
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"Well ill be buggered"...
Oddly enough, though a common expression in the 60s, its still pretty strong stuff for a six year old to have heard on occasions...
But then i had no idea what buggery was....
7
"Dammit"....
Just watch any episode of 24 to get a handle on Jack Bauers favorite pissed off mantra...
8
"Sod off"...
Anyone here remember the great poster from the 70s?....
9
"Well ill be Jiggered"....
Whats Jiggered?.....
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Now your turn....
Any favorites, or should I just shut the f*ck up?....
Thats it...
See, there are alternatives, and you'll be suprised at peoples responses when you dont use the obvious replies to statements....
Regards...A_B...
Comments (30)
that's awesome
Hmm. I'll swear.
Thanks for posting this list.
son of a gun instead of sob
good grief instead of a lot of swear words
Reminds me of one of my favorite commercials.
Fudge off!! instead of f*ck off. Freakin ashslow, instead of f*cking assho*e. Runt instead of *unt.
Bullship instead of bull Shi*
CHEESE AND RICE, instead of Jesus Christ, and it had to be something bad to get her to say even that......
"F*ck you" is a nice thing isn't it? So why swear with it?
I mean I kind of get it but since English is my second language not to the full extend. Grin I still feel the urge to say "why thank you" if someone would say that to me.
I am Dutch (maybe that explains it)
Thanks for the comments guys...
@ Reb...
In Ireland there is a commonly used word "Feck", now it doesn't take a scientist to figure out its a corruption of f*ck, but heres the kicker...You will here it used on radio and television well before the watershead (sorry, thats a time before adult content can be broadcasted on radio and tv), and the discriptives "Feckin" and "Fecker" are used in equal measure...
For the want of 1 letter, the message is well and truely "gotten across", God bless the Irish!...
@ Professor....
"Bum", yeah, i like that!...Have you caught TVs "Top Gear"?...
I ask because of the presenter James May, commonly heard using the word "c*ck" in times of mild irritation, slightly more crude that "Oh my word", but wonderfully satisfying when used in the moment...And i must confess to saying "Tits" on many an occasion, though not in female company...
@ Dogfather (like the name)....
Loving "Twod", origins please?...And "Blow me down", how could i have forgotten that one?, indeed another used by my mother...
There was something about people who grew up between the wars (1 and 2) that there language was more, shall I say gentle and even creative...
A_B...
The richness of the english language never fails to amaze me...
And as i have mentioned in some of the forum threads over time, our use of language and a general sense of "dumbing down" has been a tragedy of near greek preportions...
For a wonderfull twist on foul language i highly recommend a film called "The Fantastic Mr Fox" (adapted from a story by Roald Dahl), where any time a sware word was warrented the word "cuss" was used instead...Just delightfull...
Again, thanks for your comments...
A_B...
well done.... i love it......... will come back to read them many more times, just to laugh... till i have to run.......
cheerio,
charli