Re: USAGE: English adverbials 'the heck', 'the hell', etc.

--- John Quijada <jq_ithkuil@...> wrote:

<snip>

> The specific phrase ‘the hell’ (but apparently not
> ‘the heck’ or ‘the
> f**k’) also appears in the following construction:
>
> The hell you’re going to any party!
> The hell he’s marrying my daughter!
What the hell, why not add these as well:

Like hell you are!
??Like heck you are!
*Like f**k you are!

He ran like hell.
He ran like heck.
*He ran like f**k.

--gary

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