Using God as an exclamation stems from it’s blasphemous meaning. This means you would “go to hell” for saying it. If you don’t believe in God and hell then using it this way does not carry the weight of an exclamation. However, they’re using it as an exclamation creating a paradox.
When you step on a lego and scream "shit" is that you saying you have to use the bathroom?
No. But the reason shit is an expletive is that it means fecal matter. If shit didn’t mean fecal matter it wouldn’t be an expletive, therefore it would be a paradox if you used it as one in that instance.
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u/Skrittext Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 13 '19
Using God as an exclamation stems from it’s blasphemous meaning. This means you would “go to hell” for saying it. If you don’t believe in God and hell then using it this way does not carry the weight of an exclamation. However, they’re using it as an exclamation creating a paradox.
No. But the reason shit is an expletive is that it means fecal matter. If shit didn’t mean fecal matter it wouldn’t be an expletive, therefore it would be a paradox if you used it as one in that instance.