For Pete's Sake

Posted by ESC October 20, 2000In reply to For Pete's Sake posted by Martin Thomas on October 19, 2000

Why do we say "For Pete's Sake"?

who first said it?

We say it because we don't want to say "For God's sake." I don't think anyone knows who said it first. To access previous discussions on the expression, search the Discussion Forum archives under "sake."

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