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My daughter gets on my case when I say "Geez" (she's 10 and Miss Morality of the Universe). She thinks that it is an abbreviated version of J. C. I think it's more like a contraction for Gee Whiz. What do ya'll think?
When I worked with adolescents on inpatient psych units, I didn't allow cursing and would make a game out of having them come up with alternate words like "Fudge". We used to have fun with it and I got my point across to them. The kids would start to say a word and I'd finish with one of our "alternate" words and we'd all end up laughing.
The schools really get upset with "pissed off" and "sucks" but those don't really bother me that much.
Dee
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