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#2 (permalink) Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:54 am Swishing heck - what does it mean? |
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Please give us the sentence or context. I suppose it is a euphemism for a stronger epithet, with no specific meaning, however. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#3 (permalink) Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:21 am Swishing heck - what does it mean? |
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This word - Swishing heck - in a novel named “The tail of Emily Windsnap”. Two young mermaid girls discovered a shipwreck, they entered inside and tried to open every door but they were not successful. Then they discovered another one. This is context: "Shona tossed her head as she leant forward to try the handle, her hair flowing out in the water. The fish darted away. The door swung open. "Swishing heck!" she breathed. |
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Hongdung You can meet me at english-test.net
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#4 (permalink) Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:33 am Swishing heck - what does it mean? |
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. Yes, no specific meaning-- it is just an imaginative coined exclamation by the author, on the lines of a more common epithet, 'Flaming hell!' ('Swish' is a verb describing the movement of a fish's tail or fin.) . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#5 (permalink) Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:44 am Swishing heck - what does it mean? |
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| Oh, I got it! Thank you very much, Mr. Micawber! |
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