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From: Kasey Chang =?big5?Q?=A4p=B1i?= <kschang@spamnot.excite.com>
Subject: Re: the expression "gee!"
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On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:57:30 +0200, Marc Riepenschneider wrote:
> can please anybody tell me in which cases the expression or
> better exlamation "Gee!" is used or what kind of emotion is expressed
> using it?
Mainly one of surprise. Similar to "wow!" or "yikes!"
Though it could be in face of great disaster as well, or great danger,
such as looking over a VERY tall cliff...
Variations are "Gee whiz!" or even... "Jesus!" / "Jesus Christ!"
In a way, it's similar to Asian expression "May Buddha preserve me!"
(pu-sa-bao-yo)
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