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Dammit vs. damnit - English Language Usage Stack Exchange What is the correct spelling, dammit or damnit? And what is the difference? Just writing this question brings up a red squiggly underneath damnit and the suggestions include dammit and damn it
speech - Is it damn thing or damned thing? - English Language . . . I think the real distinction you might be noticing is the difference between the verb past participle and the adjective interjection noun ("damn dammit") I think when "damn" is used separately from the verb sense, "damn" just intensifies the phrase, makes it ruder, angrier — all the generic things a curse word does
When should the word God be capitalized? Aside from proper noun usage, like "We're on a mission from God", when should "God" be capitalized? A few examples: That's a god awful question Oh my god! No god-damn way He played the part of the
Origin, meaning, and historical change (if any) of the idiom stem the . . . Very nice research, Josh61 I'm surprised that OED and Etymonline are confident that the "hold back the tide" meaning of "stem the tide" was earlier than the "progress against the tide meaning," without offering suitably early examples of the exact phrase as evidence I'm especially intrigued by the very close (but not quite right) example you cite from Henry the Sixth, Part III My examples
Does until now always imply that the action is finished? I suspect that the issue concerns "until" and not "until now" specifically Consider: "Until today I've never eaten sushi " "Until the Paleogene era, all mammals were small " In each case, the implication is that the situation changed after the time mentioned
What was slang, profanity and swearing like in the 1800s. There is also the expression "take the lord's name in vain" which seems to indicate that at one time when swearing people said "God dammit " or the words "God-damned " People still do, but I think it has less shock value now than in 1800
offensive language - English Language Usage Stack Exchange For an exclamation of frustration, instead of Fuck! or Dammit!, try Drat! or Dash it all! For an exclamation of impressed awe, instead of Oh, shit!, try Oh, wow! For sex, instead of fuck, try sleep with or screw For sending someone away, instead of Fuck off!, try Begone! Unfortunately, I do not have the patience to extend this list very far
UK vs US - English Language Usage Stack Exchange It might be shit! or fudgesicles! or God-fucking-dammit! or good gracious! or Jesus tap-dancing Christ on a cracker or literally thousands upon thousands of other things