63 points
My coworkers would giggle whenever I say “ah fuck”.
But one time I dropped the “oh fuck” and they all rushed over to help.
Great coworkers.
21 points
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33 points
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… fuck = “this will probably end the world.”
19 points
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29 points
holy fuck = “I don’t even realize this catastrophic error could exist.”
8 points
23 points
A small but important distinction.
19 points
It’s like a universal rule that the size of the exclamation is inversely correlated to the side of the mistake.
Ex: “Motherfucker!” Would probably follow something like a stubbed toe, or losing a game to a little mistake. Whereas a tiny little “whoops” is probably going to burn down buildings.
If there isn’t a name for the phenomena, there should be.
10 points
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