Sometimes I wonder how certain words were created for certain situations. Like how did the first guy to accidentally bang his head on something know to say 'ouch'? How did he know 'ouch' would be the right word to say at that time? ...I also wonder how everyone else knew to say 'ouch' too. There weren't TV's then, there was no world wide announcement that 'ouch' has become the official word to say when you hurt yourself. Everyone just knew to say 'ouch.' What an amazing coincidence.
I noticed that the word 'ouch' is only said when you are in pain due to something that you did to yourself. Like if you accidentally bang your head, or get a paper cut... you say "ouch." You don't really use the word 'ouch' to express pain when someone has inflicted the pain on you. Like you never see anyone get punched in the face and say "ouch." No one says 'ouch' when someone stabs them. You will probably never hear the sentence, "Ouch... I've been shot!"
I think emergency room patients should be seen in order of what they said when they first felt whatever pain they are experiencing. You would sit down and fill out a form with your name, address, and the first words you said right when the pain started. The nurse would come into the waiting room... "The doctor will see 2 'Oh My God's' and 3 'Holy Shit's.' ...Ouch's, it will just be another few minutes."
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