RE: Use of religious language in every day speech
January 15, 2012 at 8:57 am
(This post was last modified: January 15, 2012 at 8:59 am by The Grand Nudger.)
The use of such language is impossible to avoid, as it has become an integral part of almost every language that it has touched. Consider the phrase "goodbye" in english or spanish (adios). The etymology of both of these words (essentially the same phrase in both common usage, origin, and language) contains a reference to god. "God be with you (good bye)" and "With/To God/I commend you to god (adios)".
Language is a practical thing, it gets bent by it's usage. Phrases like "Jesus Christ" or "Oh my god" have come to mean something entirely different than an invocation, or even leveraging of a proper name or nouns. They're short, expressive, and can be used in conjunction with visual ques to convey a wide range of emotions, to communicate many different messages. As such they're extremely useful (just like "fuck"). It's likely that these phrases will change over time (perhaps becoming unrecognizable from their source) or that we'll find replacements for them both. I see nothing wrong with this.
Language is a practical thing, it gets bent by it's usage. Phrases like "Jesus Christ" or "Oh my god" have come to mean something entirely different than an invocation, or even leveraging of a proper name or nouns. They're short, expressive, and can be used in conjunction with visual ques to convey a wide range of emotions, to communicate many different messages. As such they're extremely useful (just like "fuck"). It's likely that these phrases will change over time (perhaps becoming unrecognizable from their source) or that we'll find replacements for them both. I see nothing wrong with this.
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