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Kimberly Killion | Curse it!

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Let's talk about Expletives.

"God's Hooks"
'''Ods toes"
"Piss 'n nettles"
"Christ-all-bleeding-mighty!"

Little curses and habitual ticks can bring a character to life. As an
authorwriting in the Medieval time period, I chose the above expletives for
mydebut book, HER ONE DESIRE. Let's start with the first one: GOD'S HOOKS:
Derived from the hooks (or nails) used to fasten Christ to the cross. This
particular expletive later evolved into "Gadzooks". Many of
these "God's"expressions were reduced to 'od's or odds as in "'ods toes".

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