generally, what are some uses of the word "hell"?
as far as I know, hell is somewhere against heaven.
2007-07-06 03:29:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
May I suggest that you refrain from using it? It will not make anyone respect you more and many people might respect you less. In the UK it is regarded as swearing. It is used by American speakers to emphasise the words "yes" and "no". I would advise you to achieve the same objective by using the word "indeed".
2007-07-06 03:44:19 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When someone says "hell yes" or "hell no", they are using the word hell for emphasis. Some people don't believe hell exists. Also, technically I'd think hell would be the opposite of heaven. As far as uses, here are some I've thought of: snowball's chance in hell, between hell and high water, going to hell in a hand basket, and what in hell's name is going on.
2007-07-06 03:36:04 · answer #2 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes is yes and no is no. When using the word "hell" you just show how ignorant or uneducated you are in the eyes of others. Why do you have to use the word "hell" at all except if your for instance talk about philosophical questions about heaven and hell.
2007-07-06 04:05:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If somebody says "Hell yes" or "Hell no" it just means the person has a strong feeling about it.
I don't know where that came from, but it's been around for a long time--people have been saying it for 50 to 100 years; maybe longer.
2007-07-06 03:40:17 · answer #4 · answered by majnun99 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Greek mythology the god Hades received the Underworld for his realm, while his brother gods, Zeus and Poseidon, received dominion of the sky and sea. The Cyclops gave Hades the helmet of invisibility to help in the gods' battle with the Titans. Thus, the name Hades means "The Invisible." The realm he ruled over was also called Hades. The King James Bible indiscriminately translated three different words in the Bible as hell: sheol, hades, and Gehenna. Sheol whose root meaning is “unseen” translates as “hell” 31 times, “the grave” 31 times (since someone in the grave is unseen), and “the pit” three times. Many times the Bible uses the word sheol of national judgments, i.e., the vanishing of a nation. In Isa. 14.13, 15, Isaiah said Babylon would go to sheol, and she vanished. Hades was also plainly used of national judgments in the New Testament. In Mt. 11.23 and Lk. 10.15, Jesus said Capernaum would go down into hades, i.e., it was going to vanish. From the twelve Gehenna passages, we learn that Gehenna would be the familiar valley on the southwest side of Jerusalem where an imminent fiery judgment was coming on the Jews of the generation in which Jesus was crucified. It was unquenchable fire on that generation. It was a national judgment against the Jews.
2016-05-19 21:59:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simplest answer, and most obvious one is that "Hell" functions as an interjectional stress to either Yes or No. Sort of like putting spice into the food.
2007-07-06 03:46:22 · answer #6 · answered by Dowland 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Putting a hell in front of yes or no means that you are strongly giving your response.
2007-07-06 03:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"No," is simply a no. A polite gesture to suggest "No thanks," where as "Hell no," is a term to say "There's no way you're going to get me to do that."
"Yes," on the other hand, is a polite gesture suggesting "Sure, why not?" The term "Hell yes," refers to excitement as in "I'll definitely and surely do it!"
Other uses of the word Hell include:
"What the Hell?"
2007-07-06 03:33:28 · answer #8 · answered by Alley S. 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes means you would do something, hell yes means you want to do it.
No means you could possibly be persuaded to do it, hell no means there isn't a snowballs chance in hell you'd do it.
2007-07-06 03:39:06 · answer #9 · answered by Marie Jane 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when you put hell in front it puts emphasis you for example if a gay dude is touching you and asks if you are gay and you say no, he won't take you seriously but if you say hell no he knows you mean business
2007-07-06 03:39:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋