^^Interesting! And another piece of the puzzle of why we English are such an odd bunch falls into place, geez Louise... why
did we become so Victorian as a culture in terms of our attitudes to sex?
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Originally Posted by Lorelyen
Like when using the word bl**dy, one's really saying "By our Lady" or blimey for "May God blind me." Zounds for "by Jesus' wounds" and on.
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Is that right? I never knew that, bli... er,
crikey (I'm not also taking the Lord's name in vain saying 'crikey', am I??). 'Zounds' is an excellent word, blasphemy aside, I really must try to get it back into circulation
