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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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u scared me
"u scared the crap out of me"
"u scared me out"
why the word "crap" makes the 1st sentence stonger??
"u scared me out"
why the word "crap" makes the 1st sentence stonger??
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Not only does "****" make the phrase stronger, but it also makes it idiomatic To scare sy out (of their wits), to scare SY(the ****) out (of sy) -- or do we drop the brackets from time to time?
- Not only does "****" make the phrase stronger, but it also makes it idiomatic To scare sy out (of their wits), to scare SY(the ****) out (of sy) -- or do we drop the brackets from time to time?
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Not only does "****" make the phrase stronger, but it also makes it idiomatic 
To scare sy out (of their wits), to scare SY(
To scare sy out (of their wits), to scare SY(
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You have a few choices, actually. I wouldn't let me kids say "scared the **** out of me" because "****" isn't a nice word (though it is MUCH more acceptable than what it stands for).
You scared the [snot, ****, s**t, bejeezus, ****] out of me.
You scared the [snot, ****, s**t, bejeezus, ****] out of me.
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