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Do Catholics consider saying "Jeez(e)!" to be a violation of the Second Commandment?

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Is saying "Jeez(e)!" (also: Geez(e), Jese, Jez, and with lower-case initial) using God's name in vain? According to the *OED*, the U.S. slang interjections Jeez(e and gee (from which comes gee whiz(z , a corruption geewhillikins , itself a corruption of "Jerusalem!") are corruptions of "Jesus!" These are called minced oaths .
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Asked by Geremia (42439 rep)
Jul 10, 2015, 03:36 AM
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