Does anyone else find the term "by Jove" insulting ?
Personally I find the use of such an abreviation makes my skin crawl - especially in the context it is normally used !
By Jove
by Blackbeard 9 Replies latest jw friends
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Valis
You mean "By Jupiter!"?
Sincerely,
District Overbeer of the "Jovial" class
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gaiagirl
Valis is correct, "Jove" is a contraction of "Jovian", a term used presently by astronomers to describe large, gaseous planets such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. In current useage, it means "Jupiter-like". The original reference was to the Roman god Jupiter, also known to the Greeks as Zeus.
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Holey_Cheeses*King_of_the juice.
Blackbeard,
Not one to ruffle your religious sensitivity, but I guess you wouldn't be too impressed if I was to mention the expressions jehoober, jehoover, to name just a couple. But, oops, you probably are a trifle displeased with my user name as well.
No apologies. Life can be tough sometimes when reality is dimmed by religious beliefs.
cheeses H. f****** cripes.
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CeriseRose
Oddly enough I just finished reading Heart of Darkness for class and that phrase was in there quite a bit. He didn't use it in the traditional sense (By Jove, I think he's got it!), but more like we would say "wow" in kind of an incredulous way.
I still found it odd to read...which means I haven't been reading enough turn of the century literature lately, or I'm getting old. Or both.
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Wallflower
It's better than 'by Uranus'.
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Flash
..."Jove" is a contraction of "Jovian", a term used presently by astronomers to describe large, gaseous planets such as Jupiter..."
Well I learned something new today!
Linguistic paths can be interesting. Does anyone know where the term pissed off comes from?...Off what???
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nilfun
LoL Wallflower!
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copsec
Talking a words, saying, etc. Where did the "F" word originate and how long ago?? My husband and I were talking about it the other night and we are curious cause we have been watching Deadwood on HBO and they use it alot. Has it been around THAT long?
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Flash
A friend who went to Ireland said the F word was used in place of plowing (the ground). ???