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God People Exclamations Emphasize Express Surprise Fear Excitement

query
convention
People sometimes use G__ in exclamations to emphasize something that they are saying, or to express surprise, fear, or excitement . This use could cause offence .People sometimes use God in exclamations to emphasize something that they are saying, or to express surprise, fear, or excitement . This use could cause offence .
God, how I hated him!
Oh my God he's shot somebody.
Good God, it's Mr Harper!
God Almighty, Hart, you scared me silly.
word god
full-definition
noun
The name God is given to the spirit or being who is worshipped as the creator and ruler of the world, especially by Jews, Christians, and Muslims .
He believes in God.
God bless you.
In many religions, a god is one of the spirits or beings that are believed to have power over a particular part of the world or nature .
...Pan, the God of nature.
...Zeus, king of the gods.
Someone who is admired very much by a person or group of people, and who influences them a lot, can be referred to as a god .
To his followers he was a god.
other
convention
People sometimes use God in exclamations to emphasize something that they are saying, or to express surprise, fear, or excitement . This use could cause offence .
God, how I hated him!
Oh my God he's shot somebody.
Good God, it's Mr Harper!
God Almighty, Hart, you scared me silly.
inflections gods
cefr-level A2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2

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