Po-TAY-to/ Po-TAH-to

I have a habit of saying dag-NAB-it a lot. Emphasis on "NAB". It's kinder and gentler swearing than some other things I could say. My boys have never picked it up. Never heard them say it... and then this exchange yesterday:

I was playing a game. Chase was watching me. I lost. Chase exclaimed, "dog-DAM-it". (I cannot tell a lie, it still makes me giggle everytime I think about it.) After the shock wore off I said, "That's a bad word." Chase immediately replied, "Grandma said it!" (phew! He wasn't trying to copy me... it was GRANDMA'S fault!) I asked, "When did she say that?" He said, "When she left her purse at home." ***disclaimer... upon confronting Grandma, she insists she said, "Dangit."*** Lesson learned? A swear word by any other name is just the same... to a 5 year old. ;)