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    Linguistic doubt.

    I want to start a post here with the words "Damn it", regarding the car security belt. Is it too impolite? In case it is, what would be an euphemism for it?

    #2
    "Dang it" would be a softer approach.

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      #3
      Thanks Sorrano. I hope you are doing well.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Enrique View Post
        Thanks Sorrano. I hope you are doing well.
        No worries. I'm doing well, thank you, but on the last bit of recovery from a recent surgery. How are you doing?

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          #5
          I'm doing fine, thank you. Was it a major surgery, if I may be curious? I miss the people in the BRS. There has been no activity in the last couple of weeks, except for your reply to the grammatical issue, which I appreciate. Do you like Bartok?

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            #6
            The surgery wasn't too major, but it was life changing. I'm doing fine, now, just a little sore but mostly recovered.

            Bartok is one of my favorite 20th Century composers. I agree very much with your comment on his Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Sorrano View Post
              The surgery wasn't too major, but it was life changing. I'm doing fine, now, just a little sore but mostly recovered.

              Glad to hear your recovery is going well, Sorrano. All the best.
              "God knows why it is that my pianoforte music always makes the worst impression on me, especially when it is played badly." -Beethoven 1804.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Sorrano View Post
                The surgery wasn't too major, but it was life changing. I'm doing fine, now, just a little sore but mostly recovered.

                Bartok is one of my favorite 20th Century composers. I agree very much with your comment on his Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste.
                Glad you are on the road to recovery, Sorrano.
                ‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’

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                  #9
                  Thanks, I appreciate the well wishes!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Sorrano View Post
                    Thanks, I appreciate the well wishes!
                    More good wishes from me as well! 'Dang it' isn't something we say in the UK!
                    'Man know thyself'

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Peter View Post
                      More good wishes from me as well! 'Dang it' isn't something we say in the UK!
                      Thanks, Peter! How about "Darn it"?

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Sorrano View Post
                        Thanks, Peter! How about "Darn it"?
                        Darn it, I have heard it! I had quite forgotten. On second thought I dont see any need to use damn it or any of its euphemisms. One can denote indignation in other ways, though damn it is the shortest one.

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                          #13
                          I've always been partial to, "Confound it all!" myself.

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                            #14
                            Maybe I am wrong, but it seems that "damn" and "hell" are not considered as bad in England as in the US.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Sorrano View Post
                              Maybe I am wrong, but it seems that "damn" and "hell" are not considered as bad in England as in the US.
                              May be the cause is fanaticism is more proper of the States than of England?

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