The Anatomy of Swearing
... swear foolishly , and that in many ways . Or when one swears in anger and suddenly , whereof he repents afterwards ... swear by the thought : I bear to them in worship what I should bear only to God . But when one swears by the ...
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Stra to Z
... SWEAR , subs . ( colloquial ) . -An oath ; a cuss ( q.v. ) : also sWEAR- WORD . Also ( colloquial ) SWEAR AT ( said of anything incongruous ) : e.g. ' His frock coat SWORE at his bowler - hat ; TO SWEAR LIKE A LORD ( TROOPER , etc ...
Swearing and Cursing
... swearing ? What understanding of swear words is being employed here , given that even across dialects of English there are slightly different understandings of “ swear words ” ( see → Goddard 2015 ; → Watters 2012 ) ? In my response ...
Swearing: A Cross-Cultural Linguistic Study
... swear that or I swear to . Saying I swear that / to in oaths like these is a performative speech act known as a commissive in Searle's well - known classification of speech acts ( Searle 1976 ) . Such speech acts commit the speaker to ...
English Verbs
Vincent F. Hopper. INDICATIVE. MOOD. IMPERATIVE MOOD swear SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD. to. swear. (active. voice). Infinitive: to swear Perfect Infinitive: to have sworn Principal Parts: swear, swearing, swore, sworn Present ...
The Complete Works
... swearing and cursing - swearing , vain swear- ing , such as young Badman accustomed him- self unto . Now vain and sinful swearing is a light and wicked calling of God , & c . , to wit- ness to our vain and foolish attesting of things ...
Who’s Swearing Now? The Social Aspects of Conversational Swearing
The book offers a solution to the controversial issue of defining swear words and swearing by limiting the investigation to the core set of words most common to previous swearing studies.
The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy: The four gospels harmonized and translated
... swear by the temple , it is noth- ing ; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple , he is a debtor ! 17. Ye fools and blind : swear to keep your law and obey your authori- ties ; and when they swear , they become chil- dren of ...
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
... swear to or be sure of the existence of ( cf. 17 b ) : in phr . enough to swear by , expressing a very slight amount . colloq . or slang . 1756 C. LUCAS Ess . Waters III . 138 They prescribe them ..in some quantity , though it be but ...
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present
... SWEAR , subs . ( colloquial ) . -An oath ; a Cuss ( q.v. ) : also SWEAR- WORD . Also ( colloquial ) To SWEAR AT ( said of anything incongruous ) : e.g. ' His frock coat SWORE at his bowler - hat ; TO SWEAR LIKE A LORD ( TROOPER , etc ...
Memoirs of a Physician
... swear , monsieur ? " " Swear that you will never , under any pretext , betray what has come to your knowledge relative to the secrets of Althotas . " " Yes , I will swear it . " " Swear that you will never divulge what you know of our ...
Report [from the Select Committee to Investigate the Operations of the Civil Service, Submitted Oct. 10, 1888
... swear that you never did such a thing ? -A . I would not swear positively ; no , sir . Q. Then let us see if you can not , by taking time , remember a little something about it.-A. No , sir ; I do not . Q. You will not swear positively ...
Henry the Fifth
... swear | eat and swear - POPE . eat and eke I swear ( JOHNS ) . RANN . eat and eating swear ( HOLT , WHITE ) . eat and Flu . eat ! Pist . I swear - ( DELIUS ) . I eat , and yet I swear - Q. WHITE . I eat ! an I eat , I swear - WRIGHT ...
New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs.
... swear to that ? Q. I ask you whether you can swear that there was a comparison ticket used for this transaction ? A. It is impossible for me to swear to it . Q. Is it your best belief that there was a compar- ison ticket used on that ...
The Ten commandments and the Lord's prayer
... Swearing , so far as it can , is preparing you for hell , the place of blasphemy . There must be some strong reason which leads you to swear in spite of such loss , present and future . You know right well that swearing demoralizes the ...
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
... swear'st against the thing thou swear'st , And makest an oath - the surety for thy truth Against an oath , - the test thou art unsure . Who swears , swears only not to be forsworn ; Else what a mockery should it be to swear ! But thou dost ...
Notes and Queries
... swear , swears only not to be forsworn : Else what a mockery should it be to swear ! The mischief here evidently lies in the negative term unsure . The argument which has to be accommodated by whatever change is made , runs to the ...
SWEAR WORD: Adult Coloring Book
The coloring pages combine beauty with a foul mouth. Vent your frustrations and calm your mind by coloring what you can't say out-loud or in public! This book will have you laughing as you coloring each page to reveal a new swear word.
Ballou's Monthly Magazine
... swear , " said he , " that's a great hog . I swear , I never saw a finer looking one in my life . I swear , what short legs he's got , I swear- " " Look here , friend , " said a little dry - looking individual , trotting up , " you must not ...