RE: OMG
May 16, 2013 at 6:01 pm
(This post was last modified: May 16, 2013 at 6:09 pm by Violet.)
(May 16, 2013 at 5:51 am)purplepurpose Wrote: Why in most unpleasant and most pleasant situations people say omg? Even if they don't believe in God.
Oh mahh gawwd *hand-flip*
* Violet doesn't feel like actually illustrating the thought and projection behind 'oh my god' at this time, and you probably wouldn't understand it anyway, so it's just as well
(May 16, 2013 at 6:01 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: but saying 'oh my god' has generally just become a colloquialism due to its use for several decades (if not longer). I don't think the concept of a 'god' has any real meaning in its use.
Everything nonformal or nonliterary is a colloquialism. It's never not been a colloquial phrase. Can you imagine a formal "Oh my God"?
You're largely correct, 'oh my god' is rarely used as a proper cry to a heavenly body. But then, why is a lady's labored usage of this phrase not religiously inspired?
(May 16, 2013 at 10:03 am)paulpablo Wrote: I used to say Gordon Bennett, even though I don't know who he is, maybe I should google it if I can be bothered.
You can't be bothered with all that much, can you, Paulie?
(May 16, 2013 at 11:02 am)ChadWooters Wrote: It all started with the tv show "Friends". They were saying 'oh my god' all the time. Then kids started saying it. Then it was shorted for texting. Now they just say OMG. Soon it will join the ranks of "groovy" and "far out". The sooner the better.
Groovy and far out have niche uses now, do you really want to see what we'll come up with when OMG drops to a more nuanced usage (plz not yolo swag...)?
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
