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Those 21st century versions are the sort of thing that give cursing a bad name. The 19th century versions. particularly the first one, are so much more effective. I am reminded of Miss Manners' all purpose phrase for accepting an apology; "Oh, that's perfectly all right."
The delivery and tone of voice are critical in proper execution of this phrase. It can run anywhere from a casually tossed off delivery indicating that the offender should not even worry about having done the thing being apologized for to a withering delivery indicating that there is no hope for forgiveness and the vile perpetrator may just as well retire from civilized society.
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