Timeline for (NSFW) Which one is correct "What a hell" or "What the hell" / "What a fu_k" or "What the fu_k"?
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| Dec 20, 2019 at 6:00 | comment | added | Em. | I see. I’m actually not sure. Maybe equally common, but not as common as other more slangy, obscene expressions. Wish I could say for sure. | |
| Dec 19, 2019 at 23:29 | history | edited | AIQ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 19, 2019 at 6:16 | comment | added | AIQ | @Em. Oh, what I mean is the sexual meaning is more common than the contemptible meaning among teens. | |
| Dec 19, 2019 at 6:13 | comment | added | Em. | Actually, I was thinking that they're not common, at least in the sense that I suggested. Now that I think about it, in the sense of "what a contemptible person", that might be more common. I was thinking the usage I suggested was unusual or rare. Hmm, I'm not sure anymore, haha. | |
| Dec 19, 2019 at 5:43 | history | edited | AIQ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 19, 2019 at 5:31 | comment | added | AIQ | @Em. Thanks very much for that Cambridge link. I will include that in my answer. And yes, your examples at the end are very common - perhaps more among teenagers? | |
| Dec 19, 2019 at 5:24 | comment | added | Em. | +1 I was hoping someone could delve into the grammar a bit. Just to clarify for learners, you're using "fudge" as a euphemism for "fuck", which is common. It hadn't occurred to me that "what a fudge she is" was also possible. Here is a link to an entry regarding what a [noun] from the Cambridge Dictionary that might be helpful. Lastly, in the contrived example I had in mind, what a fuck! roughly meant what great sex!, or what a great sexual partner! Just another possibility. | |
| Dec 19, 2019 at 5:22 | history | edited | AIQ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 19, 2019 at 4:26 | history | answered | AIQ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |