"Oh dear" vs "Oh my God"
Are they interchangeable?
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OMG has become a lot more common over the past few years. Oh dear is very weak and used more when you are talking to a child. FFS is popular!
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Beware that some people may take offence to "Oh my God" if they are particularly religious or in certain culturally/societal contexts.
If you want to use the expression yourself, it is safer to use "Oh dear".
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They're both expressions that you can use to express shock.
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I think 'oh my god/goodness!' is stronger than 'oh dear!'
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