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Posted by Gareth Morris on October 20, 2005

I have been listening to the Paul Temple radio plays from the BBC and this phrase is used by Temple on many occasions as an expression of surprise, similar to "My God". I have heard it and read it in books of the period 30s /40s/50s, but have no idea how it originated. Any thoughts?

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