The use of 'Gosh'...in real life?

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I've recently seen posters using this on MN yet in real life I don't know anyone using it in speech.

The only person I know who uses it a lot is my Mum's neighbour, in her late 80s, and even as a child I thought it was quite antiquated and '1950s'.

I simply don't know anyone who says that word now.

(and I'm solidly middle class with educated middle class friends, if that makes any difference.)

I say ‘gosh’, ‘goodness me’, and ‘whoopsie daisy’ - when with my kids - I’m early fifties

I use it at work a lot. It’s never going to offend anyone!

I hate the “oh good grief or oh good lord” brigade on here, they always sound like they’re trying to be rude and condescending.

I only hear it on here.

Scooby Doo is good for alternatives to omg and Jesus- Zoinks anyone?

Dd10 says 'dang it' all the time. She's been watching too much heartland and wants to be a cowgirl!

@breadcakebiscuits

I say it. I use vocabulary suited to my company, as most socialised people do.

I don’t say “Golly” though, because I’m not a racist bonehead. It’s not 1952.

The dictionary definition of golly is ‘ to express surprise or delight’ I don’t think it’s changed?

I say gosh all the time and I hear it from others all the time! Sometimes I think I live in a parallel universe to everyone else on a Mumsnet 😂

I FUCKING hate Jesus Wept... it’s so patronising preachy middle England.... it’s gies me the fuckin boak

However I say gosh all the fucking time. And blimey. And help ma boab, Crivvens and Jings

Trying to train my way out of swearing..it’s fucking hard so it is

I use it all the time.

Ds (aged 13yo) says it sometimes. Along with "chocks away", "dash it all" and "damn awful".
The girls also use "gosh" occasionally.

Part of it is that I have a major dislike of OMG, and part of it that he has been very into Biggles and other old fashioned literature.
I suspect he may well say other things when he's with his friends though.

Yup, use it in real life when I can't think of another way to respond also use goodness too, as I'm not a fan of saying "Oh my God/God's sake"

Not particularly religious, but dad was bought up Catholic and was always told not to use the Lords name in vain. Ingrained in me I guess?

Late 20s here too

Some people at work say it. I was told by a manager that he liked me because I made him laugh with my inventive swears, I was a bit for a while over whether it was a subtle way of telling me off, but I've come to the conclusion that it wasn't because it has never been mentioned since (i don't swear all the time, but will on occasion run a few together if my computer freezes, or I drop something etc). I don't do it in front of stakeholders. I did try "gosh" and "blimey" on for size for a bit after the comment but it felt like I was trying to be something i wasn't. They sounded pretentious or fake in my mouth, whereas the people who use them at work, it seems natural and suits them somehow. They do also swear occasionally though. I think they all have young kids.

I swear far too much. Real swear words . Fuckity fucking fucked to fucking hell. Fuck knows . I dint fucking knownerc. Use it far too flippant. I would like to rein in my potty mouth. However I also say
"goodness gracious" 'for goodness sake" "blummin hectors" and "blimey o reilly" when I'm trying to be less sweary. I should be really, got 3 boys and if I ever hear them potty mouth with each other I feel the rage.

One of my colleagues uses 'Chipping Sodbury' as an alternative to 'fucking hell'.

I'm more of a blimey person
Seriously I say blimey or yikes in RL lol

I’m early 40s and regularly use goodness and gosh. I really hate seeing and hearing blasphemy so these are good go-tos.

Gosh is just too old lady, prim and proper, just not me
If I need to swear, gosh don't cut it

I say this:

FLIP! an exclamation of mild annoyance ...1989 Brit.

It was used on Father Ted a lot!

I also say 'goodness'.

Gosh is a very English phrase to me, I'd never say it. Ditto blimey and goodness. The closest I can think of to it is saying siúcra (shoo-kra, the Irish for sugar).

Otherwise, once I'm away from small ears I am quite happy to say feck/fuck/damn! And I will happily blaspheme day in, day out 😂

@Pieceofpurplesky

I say it in class. And super. Never in real life "Gosh what a super piece of work" at home would be "Fuck me that's awesome"

I hate casual swearing. I would only use swear words when something requires a serious release of tension or pain- slamming a door on your hand say.

It would never occur to me to describe something as "fuck me thats awesome" Why say that? It's completely inappropriate. I can understand "fuck me" being used in a private, sexual context- fair enough- but as a superlative?

I use gosh,

@LemonadeAndDaisyChains

I'm more of a blimey person Seriously I say blimey or yikes in RL lol

I use blimey, gosh, jings and crivens.

I use that kind of language a lot but I do work in a church so....!

I say gosh, oh my goodness and blimey ,, what’s wrong with that ?

No one has yet come up with what they say as an alternative to swearing for exclamation when at work or around children or strangers, that isn't "gosh," "goodness" or "blimey."

So, do the people saying they find those words twee or "only heard on mn" just swear or blaspheme all the time?

Pre watershed it’s how I say “What the actual fuck?” when all goes tits up. Happens a lot.