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> Sparteye spies: the etymology: [<G autsch]
Yep. 'Autsch!' is one of the standard written forms for 'ouch' in German, which is pronouced much the same as in English (with 'Au!' much the same as 'Ow!'). I guess the written form was really taken from the German's crack at onomatopoeia. It's all pretty inexact at describing the sounds uttered when you wedge your fingers in a door by accident though, eh.
Has anyone ever come across a list of the written forms of human vocal exclamations before, btw?
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>Has anyone ever come across a list of the written forms of human vocal exclamations before, btw?
Yup, but it is in French...l'encyclopédie des bruits / The encyclopedia of sounds. It also incorporates many other types of sound that are not vocally created.
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Ask me about where Premarin got its name, someday.
Is it someday yet? 
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Premarin
Pre_ _ _ _ _ / ma_ _ _ / _ _ in _
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Yuck, doc_, I wonder if I'll ever have to take it?!
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Strine =======> "shit"
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I never say "Ouch!"
I say "S__t!"
Or, when at school, "Agggggh!"
Best regards,
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Was that an answer? Should I ask the ASp?
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"F... f... f... f... FAROUT!
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I am not a big swearer but somebody in the office today told me they know when I hit my finger (oh, for those who don't know, on Jan 4th this year, I tore off the top of my left index past the fist knuckle)Apparently, they can hear me yell "tabarnac" from one end of the office to the other. Tabarnac is slang for tabernacle - the heavy duty French swearing always uses religious words. So now, I know what I say when I hurt myself 
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