Re: CHAT Starbucks (was: Hymn to Ikea etc.)
| From: | Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, February 28, 2004, 19:15 |
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On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 18:07:38 +0100, Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>
wrote:
> Speaking of expletives, I've caught myself saying "seven kinds of hell"
> lately. Do any natives use that? - I've got no idea where I may've
> picked it up, or if I've accidentally invented it.
IME it's a punishment (of unspecified nature (which is typical, even
though a vague disclaimer is nobody's friend)) that unruly children are
threatened with: "If you do that one more time, you're gonna catch seven
kinds of hell, young man!"
Paul