Talk:dear me

In colloquial British English it pretty old fashioned phrase, when used it is idiomatic, it would be used ironically, to express faux concern.

Etymology
do you reckon that 'dear me' originated as a minced oath for the Italian exclamation Dio mio ('my God')? just a random thought -Lasmisme^ (talk) 04:52, 6 March 2022 (UTC)