Well, on days that I drop things, bang my head, hammer my thumb, have fixes become non-fixes, I would have to say "the word" becomes well used. It's a good thing that isn't an everyday occurrence. I don't think my wife tires easily and she has been trying to correct me since the kids were little.
Oh, and now I have two daughters that do the same thing when I'm around the grandkids.
I used to swear a lot. I heard someone swear worse than me and I was offended. I saw myself in that person and I was determined to do something about it.
I started substituting the phrase “good grief” where I would normally start swearin.
I was going on a winter guys golf week to myrtle beach and, at the kickoff breakfast, I was telling my friends what I was trying to do and asked that they help me out.( what i learned here, was, be careful what you tell your “friends” :) )
By the time the week was over, I was searing again and my friends were using “good grief”.
Over time I worked on it and the swearin, except for an occasional dam*it or h_ll, is gone.