If I encounter an American who uses words like “darn” or “gosh” I strongly suspect that I’m speaking with a person from a Protestant background, and I do the best I can to minimize our interactions.
I’ve encountered churchgoing Catholics who swore just as much as anyone. If I had to generalize, I would say that avoiding swears is more of a Protestant/Mormon thing.
wait. so “gosh” is just a way of saying “god” without swearing? i (non native english speaker) always used it because it sounded cute but i never did the connection with that
Someone I know who would ‘ironically’ drop the F-slur, in a bid to be hyper-dirtbag Left, now unironically says “gosh” in an attempt to seem mature or professional or whatever.
If I encounter an American who uses words like “darn” or “gosh” I strongly suspect that I’m speaking with a person from a Protestant background, and I do the best I can to minimize our interactions.
Jusko, does that not apply to Catholics as well?
I’ve encountered churchgoing Catholics who swore just as much as anyone. If I had to generalize, I would say that avoiding swears is more of a Protestant/Mormon thing.
wait. so “gosh” is just a way of saying “god” without swearing? i (non native english speaker) always used it because it sounded cute but i never did the connection with that
Someone I know who would ‘ironically’ drop the F-slur, in a bid to be hyper-dirtbag Left, now unironically says “gosh” in an attempt to seem mature or professional or whatever.
Can’t stand this shit.
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