Blake Smith
DgarIs it "For fuck sake" or "For fuck's sake"?
It's for a work e-mail, so it's got to sound professional.
Reboot/Fitz@dgar I assume the sake is owned by fuck, therefore, "for fuck's sake". Or if the sake is owned by another object, "for fuck sake". It's usually the first, but the seccond is possible.
Thomas@dgar For fuck's sake. Or, put another way, for the sake of fuck.
zeitverschreib β@dgar You definitely don't want to up-fuck this.
Cisop Sixpence@dgar The Cambridge Dictionary indicates that it is "For Fuck's Sake".
Citation: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ffs
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Von Xylofon@CisopSixpence @dgar Finally someone brought the big guns. Also, it's kind of obvious that it is "fuck's" because if it's not a variant of "For God's sake" (which is well established), I don't know what is.
Marco van Burgsteden π@dgar I'd go for the apostrophe. It is, indeed, of the utmost importance to use correct spelling when engaging in profanity.
Polly Waugh@dgar
Just abbreviate it
Just abbreviate it
Simon dΔ GulielmΕ π§@dgar Or you could use the abbreviation f.g., from the Latin 'fucki gratia' (for the sake of a/the fuck) to sound well educated. :)
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HighlandLawyer@simonwilliamson @dgar Futuendo gratia?
Mark T. Tomczak@dgar It's English, so there are two answers to that question.
It does not matter they are both understood by the listener
It comes from a particular etymological history that makes one more correct than the other in the "simplest pattern" sense.
I should not be surprised to learn that someone already wrote up an explainer for this. π
https://www.wrongsideofwrite.com/writing-blog/grammar-guide-for-fucks-sake
Grammar Guide: For Fuck's Sake vs. For Fuck Sake β wrong side of write
Itβs not that hard, for fuckβs sake. Wait. Is that right? I think so. Iβm, like, 83% sure thatβs right. Weβve all been there. We write or say something and then immediately begin to question our own reality. Let's get to the bottom of this fucker.
Ryan2one3@dgar it can be either as long as you start your email with, "I hope this email finds you well."
BlackDutchSnark@ryan2one3 @dgar and ends with βRespectfully,β
Rachel Greenham@dgar @lisamelton the possessive form feels right. And gives you enough Ss for a decent exasperated hiss in the middle. I suppose it could be fucksβ sake instead of fuck's sake... depends how many fucks you give I guessβ¦
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Eric J. Korpela@dgar It's the possessive, and it should be capitalized. In this context Fuck is the god of fucking. A "fucking damn" is the kind of damnation Fuck offers.
MostlyTato@dgar fuck's sake, but with two Ss, one becomes silent π
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thefathippyDefinitely fuck's.
Of course, in an official email, you should initially use the full term for clarity, and place "(FFS)" immediately afterwards. Thereafter, FFS will suffice. π€π
The Lichtenbergian@dgar I'm retired from teaching, so I don't have to adjudicate on this shit anymore.
Ursidinoj/The Bjornsdottirs@dgar "for love of all that is good and kind"
Ine Harsten@dgar
I strongly recommend Margaret Atwood's hilarious story about how Fuck became a Divinity.
In 'MaddAddam', the last book in the fab trilogy.
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Arne Dehli Halvorsen@dgar Vulpine liniment.
...for fox aches
pragmakist@dgar The "s" on the end of "Fuck" is a genetive "s", and maybe also plural?
So it's gotta be either "For fucks sake" or "For fucks' sake".