Teo  +  435162 Fri, 26 Oct 07 04:38 PM Someone tells me that it's impolite to say "Oh my God." The polite alternative is "Oh my goodness." Do you agree? Teo Joined on Tue, Sep 28 2004 Taiwan Contributing Member 1,631 Thank you very much for your reply.

	Philip  +  435166 Fri, 26 Oct 07 04:48 PM  Teo wrote: Someone tells me that it's impolite to say "Oh my God." The polite alternative is "Oh my goodness." Do you agree? I think that few people today would object to "Oh, my God".  Their sensitivities should be considered, however. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,733 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	CalifJim  +  435254 Fri, 26 Oct 07 09:27 PM I agree to some extent.  I've noticed that Oh my God is avoided on television, for example, and Oh my goodness or Oh my gosh is almost always used instead.  Oh my God is perfectly fine among friends who don't object to it, of course. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,385 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Philip  +  435281 Fri, 26 Oct 07 10:30 PM A number of years ago I was on a cruise to Alaska, and we went into Glacier Bay.  As 1200 people stood watching, when the glacier calved, it was "Oh, my God".  As a choir director, I couldn't have directed it much more perfectly.  I began to wonder if that was "the origin of the phrase". Philip