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1 | Corrected post! sorry for err! | John 1:1 | Hank | 56601 | ||
Estelle, perhaps only an English usage nut like I am would give a second look at your sentence segment "pretty darn heated." The English word "darn" when used as a verb means to embroider or to mend, e.g., to darn one's socks. When used as an adverb or adjective, as in your construction, it is quite frankly a euphemism for "damned" and has been so used in the English language since 1781. It's easy enough to guess the underlying words for which expressions such as "gosh darned" are a euphemism, but to spell it out, "gosh" is euphemistic for "God" and, as already stated, "darn" is a euphemism for "damn." I don't mean to be picky or anything of the sort, but Christians should always be mindful of what they say and how they say it. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Corrected post! sorry for err! | John 1:1 | roviear | 56840 | ||
Hank, point well made. Although I do not agree with you, I do see your pov. In Christ, Estelle |
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3 | Corrected post! sorry for err! | John 1:1 | kalos | 56860 | ||
I would like to know: which part of Hank's posting do you not agree with? The part that gives a factual definition and origin of the words "gosh" and "darn"? Or the part where Hank says: "Christians should always be mindful of what they say and how they say it"? |
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4 | Corrected post! sorry for err! | John 1:1 | roviear | 56946 | ||
Hi, Kalos. Greetings to you this new week. I do not agree with the implication that gosh is just as bad as using the Lord's name in vain. I do agree with the origin and with Christians being mindful of what they say. In Christ, Estelle | ||||||
5 | Corrected post! sorry for err! | John 1:1 | Hank | 57328 | ||
Of course, Estelle, after studying the English language for well over half a century, I have come to the belief that one does not have to accept the common usage of English or any other language. He may, if we wishes, write his very own private lexicon and do it in a way that is not far different from the self-appointed sole authority on the exegesis of Scripture. Where the bird of one feather is found, one can expect to find a kindred species in a nest near by. --Hank | ||||||