There is no dearth when it comes to expressions

@allknowing (153544)
India
January 4, 2017 9:31pm CST
How do you express yourself when you see something that is not routine. The expression "Goodness gracious me" just slips out when I am faced with such a situation. There is someone here whose favourite expression is 'Oh God' and he is an atheist
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Val
@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
5 Jan 17
And now you have me curious. Do you say goodness gracious me in English, or use an Indian equivalent?
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
5 Jan 17
English is what I speak most of the time. Are you surprised
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Val
@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
5 Jan 17
@allknowing yes I am, I would have thought you'd speak in your native language.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
5 Jan 17
@valmnz The vernacular is used while speaking to labour, maids and may be shopkeepers and very rarely with others. Considering that I write better than many native speakers here you would have guessed, I thought. What is your favourite expression?
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@Plethos (13718)
• United States
5 Jan 17
whoah, is what i think, but what i say is not kosher.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
5 Jan 17
What is kosher?
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
5 Jan 17
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@Plethos (13718)
• United States
5 Jan 17
@allknowing - its a jewish term for how food should be eaten/prepared to be fit to be eaten. in urban/street talk / slang, it means pure, clean.
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Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
5 Jan 17
Well I never or I´ll be a son of a what I mainly come out with or Here we go again a more likely one too. I have some in Spanish too but won´t put them on here if you know what I mean.
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Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
6 Jan 17
@allknowing Me too and have a great day ahead. Its a very cold Friday and my fingers are feeling like frozen fish fingers. Time to move around.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
6 Jan 17
I surely know what you mean.
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Jan 17
I might say "Holy crap" or "Holy Moley, or sometimes "Jesus!"
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
5 Jan 17
So good to see so many different expressions. May be I could borrow something from you - 'holy molly' sounds good
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