Do they think of something really bad when they say, "Oh dear!" or "Oh dear make it quick!"? I noticed mostly old women are using this phrase and it really bothers me! I don't like it.
Four answers:
CharP
2013-02-08 13:41:01 UTC
Would you rather sweet old ladies say, "Oh balls!"?
darrin b
2013-02-12 06:54:42 UTC
Because they like the phrase.
greenan
2016-10-23 03:55:55 UTC
The expression likely began as a non-blasphemous version of "Oh damn!" -- only as "Gosh darn it!" replaced "G-d damnit!" and Jeepers creepers!" replaced "Jesus Christ". Likewise, baser rude words were prevented by potential of substituting the words "shoot" and "fudge".
2013-02-08 08:33:27 UTC
I don't know, dear.
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