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[bluflamingo]

If you were looking for a word with the same feeling as 'jeez,' as in 'jeez, McKay, inappropriate much?' but couldn't use it because the person saying it doesn't come from a culture that has Jesus, and hence can't have jeez, what word would you use instead?

(It's not Teyla, despite the icon, but it is someone who was raised in Pegasus, and hence has the Ancients as Gods thing)

It's driving me nuts, to the point of wanting to leave it in, except that now I've noticed, I can't *un-notice* it and it'll bug me every time I look at the story from now on.

My sanity thanks you for any suggestions :o)

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[franticsga.livejournal.com]

Maybe use "wow" or "whoa" instead?

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

See, I knew someone would have a bright (and obvious, now you've said it) idea.

[franticsga.livejournal.com]

I had to go look and see if there were other religion-related etymological reasons not to use wow or whoa, because it would totally be like me to be like, "HEY I KNOW, YOU SHOULD USE JIMINY CHRISTMAS INSTEAD".