i am not american, nor british.. i speak english everyday, but i do not understand why american like to use word 'shoot', please tell me why...
2007-02-28 18:56:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
just a polite way to say sh** or shoot the breeze which means to have afriendly conversation
2007-02-28 19:00:35 · answer #1 · answered by molly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always taken it to be a word borrowed from Hollywood, where everyone gets ready to shoot a scene and then the film director calls: "Shoot!" In my experience, the context involves your interlocutor looking attentive and telling you to go ahead with what you have to say.
2007-02-28 22:43:24 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shoot=sh*t.
2007-02-28 19:02:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same reason that the british say bloody.....but Americans say "shoot" becuz they dont want to say "s h i t" which is a curse word.....its a word that they say when something goes wrong or not their way basically
2007-02-28 20:10:26 · answer #4 · answered by lalgita12 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WHERE I COME FROM...SHOOT MEANS>>YES,OKAY,OR EVEN MEANS BEYE....IN MY ISLAND SHOOT IS A GOOD WORD...EVEN MYSELF...I AM NOT AMERICAN NOR BRITISH....MAY I ASK WHAT NATIONALLITY ARE YOU?....SEND A TEXT PLS>>>THANKS>>>>>SHOOT
2007-02-28 22:23:58 · answer #5 · answered by virgo7134 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a way to keep from swearing. You know saying the other s word.
2007-03-01 01:12:44 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they like to shoot people
2007-02-28 19:08:33 · answer #7 · answered by Linda 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is a substitute for the word "sh*t"
2007-02-28 19:03:33 · answer #8 · answered by huffyb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Shoot" is a euphemism of the word "shіt."
2007-02-28 19:01:56 · answer #9 · answered by [ΦΘΚ] PIяATE 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is better than sh1t.
2007-03-01 17:11:32 · answer #10 · answered by LadyL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋