The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
Jesus!
phrase: someone says these words (see more)
I thought like this a short time before: It is like this, I know it now.
I think about it like this: This is something very bad for someone. I don’t want this.
At the same time, I think like this: I can’t do anything because of it.
I feel something bad because of it. I want to say something bad now because of this. I want to say it in one moment.
Because of this, I say this word.
I think about this word like this: Some people say this word at many times when they want to say something about God. Because of this, some people think it is bad if someone says this word when they want to say something bad. I don’t think the same. I want to say this word.
"After you hear that someone is in hospital for an illness, you can say this word."
"I heard they're firing half of the marketing team.' 'Jesus! What happened?"
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