Does “oh my word” have religious connotations? Seeing as how “the Word is God” and all, it seems to me it could just be another form of “oh my god”, and not a secular version.
Apparently some think so .
You say, “Well, my word! I wouldn’t take God’s name in vain!” You just did! John 1:1 says that “the Word” was GOD! Satan tricked you, didn’t he? You need to CONFESS to God that you’ve been taking His name in vain, and you need to REPENT of this sin!
Yowza (wait…can I say that?), those people take themselves too seriously. Not to mention they’re interpreting the verses under the “Swear Not” wrong.
It gets worse .
Used as an interjection: “In some exclamatory phrases expressing surprise, consternation, etc. (e.g. good-gracious! good-grief! good-night!) Good is an euphemism for God.” That includes forms of the word goodness, even when we personalized and say “goodness me,” there is a wrong connotation and it is just a replacement for being able to use the name of the Lord.
Many forms of expressions as Great day, Toledo, etc. While the words may not in themselves mean anything wrong, their usage makes them a replacement for the Lord in an exclamatory remark.
It seems that only the F-word remains in play.