Similarly, when any of my students too easily says "Jesus Christ!" or "God almighty!" or "Oh God!" in a fit of low-level pique or frustration, quick as a flash, I ask, "Where? Where?" In another example, a boy said "Jesus Christ" in response to a direction I had given and I replied: "Thanks for the compliment but you've got the wrong person." It defused the situation and we later had a quiet talk about his words, away from his audience. Most students do not realise how easily they use "Jesus" or "God" as an unreflective epithet. The repartee, employed without malice, helps children to think.