Minced OathsThis entry was posted in swearing on January 7, 2008 by Ian Pattinson Minced oaths are a sub-group of euphemisms used to avoid swearing when expressing surprise or annoyance. If you hit your thumb with a hammer when great aunt Edith is in the room what do you say? It’s probably going to be a minced oath. Shakespeare might have resorted to ‘gadzooks’ (God’s hooks – referring to the nails in the cross), we might try ‘shoot’ or ‘freaking heck’. Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditTumblrPinterestLinkedInPocketWhatsApp
Manda January 8, 2008 at 11:14 am I read this a few weeks ago, thought it was appropriate to this post.The Science of Swearinghttp://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19626352.100-the-science-of-swearing.html
I read this a few weeks ago, thought it was appropriate to this post.
The Science of Swearing
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19626352.100-the-science-of-swearing.html