phudgins@lemmy.world to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhat’s a swear word?lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months ago“In vain” itself is a weird expression, meaning mostly “to no effect” [0]. So dont invoke God’s judgement unless you’re 100% sure, but its not really clear whether he’ll damn you if you’re not. 0: https://www.etymonline.com/word/vain
minus-squarechatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIt’s basically like saying “I swear to God” and either lying, or using like “I swear to God bro!” which cheapens it.
“In vain” itself is a weird expression, meaning mostly “to no effect” [0]. So dont invoke God’s judgement unless you’re 100% sure, but its not really clear whether he’ll damn you if you’re not.
0: https://www.etymonline.com/word/vain
It’s basically like saying “I swear to God” and either lying, or using like “I swear to God bro!” which cheapens it.