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g_fuxi
15 янв. 2015

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Вопрос про Английский (американский вариант)

What does "so help me God" mean?

Penny: Nevertheless we are….
Sheldon: In addition I really don't think that Leonard wants a…
Penny: Okay, here's the deal, you either help me throw Leonard a birthday party or, so help me God, I will go into your bedroom and I will unbag all of your most valuable mint condition comic books. And on one of them, you won't know which, I'll draw a tiny happy face in ink.

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zooktdribit
15 янв. 2015

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It is an expression people use to imply how serious they are. It means what they are saying will happen, that they have a divine force on their side.

g_fuxi
15 янв. 2015

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Thanks a lot for a clear explanation.
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lizardcreature
16 янв. 2015

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Actually, I think "so help me god" means that you're going to act out of anger and spite, you're going to sin, unless God intervenes. Which means your will to do something spiteful is really strong. So, it still means they're serious. I just think zook misinterpreted the idiom slightly

zooktdribit
16 янв. 2015

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Something about public office says wiki... Too lazy for further research but, the more you know I guess.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_help_me_God

g_fuxi
16 янв. 2015

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I guess that the expression originally just meant something zook says and still be used in that meaning in official situations, though, in ordinary conversations, being used as lizard says.
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lizardcreature
16 янв. 2015

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G_fuxi, no matter which explanation you use, "so help me god" gets used in the same situations. We're just debating about why it means what it means.

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