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

Ray Brown wrote:

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>> but that both are independently dervied from
>> _Diccon, Dickon_, a hypocoristic form of _Richard_.  _
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> Yep - and "Dick" is still a common familiar form for "Richard" over here.
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It used to be, at any rate.  I think people tend to avoid it now.  But
it's around across the pond too - Dick Cheney, for instance.

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