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Im your host Ayman Hasan and welcome back to another video here at most amazing top
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Lets face it people are superstitious about a lot of things, stepping on cracks in the
pavement, breaking glass, black cats and words.
There are many words that people avoid saying for a lot of reasons, either they think saying
it will give them bad luck, the words been known to cause destruction around them or
they believe its cursed.
And those are all valid reasons to not wanna say a word.
But what words should we be avoiding at all costs?
Lets find out.
This is the Top 10 Cursed Words That You Should Never Say.
Starting us off with number 10 is Macbeth.
Which is probably the most well known cursed word on this list so i thought id ease us
in.
Now if youve ever been a part of theatre or have gone to the theatre you know that saying
Macbeth inside a theatre is just a no go unless youre actually rehearsing the play.
If youre not then its pretty much universally believed to be cursed with giving out bad
luck.
People refer to it most commonly as The Scottish Play.
The word got its reputation after a long series of unfortunate events.
In its first performance in 1606 the actor playing Lady Macbeth died out of nowhere and
Shakespeare himself had to replace him.
In another production in Amsterdam, the actor playing King Duncan was killed in front of
the audience when a real dagger was used instead of a prop.
Actor Harold Norman played Macbeth and died after his stage battle in 1947.
Actor deaths aside the plays staging has brought about many audience riots as well.
Ive done theatre since i was 6 i did drama at university and ive never seen an audience
riot so thats something.
Many believe Shakespeare cursed the play himself by using real spells in the three witches’
dialogue.
Skeptics have disagreed claiming the play has been staged over 400 times of course accidents
happen.
I mean accidents are forgivable thats fine, but 3 actors dying in the same play thats
more than an accident.
Coming in at number 9 is You’re Dying.
If theres one word doctors avoid saying like its the plague its “dying”.
In a study done a few years ago it was found that with patients who were dying, only 11%
of doctors actually told them about the possibility of death.
Its always euphemisms like ‘treatment isnt going our way’ or ‘the patient is failing
to thrive’ and neither of those point to death.
Take Nora a journalist for the LA times, her husband was diagnosed with an inoperable brain
tumour yet none of his doctors told him he was going to die.
2 days prior all the specialists were talking optimistically about buying him more time
and then like that it was treatment isnt going our way.
Again no one has mentioned that he is dying.
In this day and age technology has advanced so much that doctors dont rely on talking
to their patient for a diagnosis its all about scans and test results.
Intangible things like talking to the patient kind of got lost in translation somewhere.
And its enshrined in the system, we all know how long doctors spend in medical school like
its a long ass time and in 4 years of medical school the average amount of instruction on
dying and death is only 17 hours.
In 2013, out of 49 accredited schools for public health only 3 offered a course on end
of life care.
So there is a gap in the system.
And i understand it, schools dont want to spend time on death because death is a medical
failure and were not here to fail we’re here to save lives.
And i cant even imagine how hard it would be to have to tell someone theyre dying but
there are so many people like Noras husband who will be blindsided.
At number 8 we have 13.
At least 10% of the US population has a fear of the number 13, fear of Friday the 13th
results in losses of over 800 million dollars annually because people avoid travelling,
getting married or even working that day.
Theres so many apartment buildings ive been to here and a lot of them dont have a 13th
floor and i actually found out 80% of high rise buildings in the US dont have a 13th
floor either.
Or they miss that out on the elevator and it just goes 12 and 14.
But where did this fear of 13 even come from?
Some say its due to the Code of Hammurabi one of the oldest legal documents in the world
because it left our a 13th law from its list.
When really the omission was just human error from the translator.
Others believe its because mathematicians and scientists always always put such an emphasis
on the number 12.
It was the perfect number in the ancient world thats why our calendars have 12 months, 1
day is 2 12 hour halves, so because of having to follow the perfect number people find 13
to be lacking.
I dont even know what that means how can a number be lacking?
What expectations do numbers even have that we find any of them lacking.
Either way others point to the 13th guest appearance as the reason why people think
the number is cursed.
At the Last Supper Judas Iscariot was the 13th guest to arrive and he was the one that
betrays Jesus.
Thats one, number 2, in Norse lore they believe turmoil and evil were brought into the world
by the mischievous god Loki at a dinner party in Valhalla.
He was the 13th guest.
So i mean there is a lot of backing as to why people think its bad luck or cursed, which
side dyu fall on?
13 yay or nay?
Filling our number 7 slot is He Who Should Not Be Named.
We all know the what the word im not saying is, but why was it such a thing to not say
the word.
Well Voldemort was the most powerful dark wizard of all time, despite being defeated
by Harry Potter he still had a huge loyal following of Death Eaters that seemed to always
be around.
On top of that many believed he wasnt gone for good, wizards like Dumbledore believed
he was still alive in some form and would try and return.
And being the biggest dark wizard, people were terrified of him, even his memory scared
people.
So wizards and witches alike just felt safer not saying his name.
They used to not say it when he was at the peak of his power to feel safer and that just
continued even after the whole Harry Potter thing.
And its like the old saying goes yknow, speak of the devil and he doth appear.
I feel like the same sentiments were shared about Voldemort which is why no one ever said
his name.
I know this isnt part of the real world but as a potterhead i just had to include it.
It was my duty.
Now at number 6 is the number 39.
I feel like at this point people are more scared of numbers than they are of words.
But anyway in Afghanistan the number 39 has a very bad reputation its like a badge of
shame.
The number was said to have been associated with a pimp that lived in Herat, he was called
39 because his cars registration plate and his apartment number had 39 in it.
The number also translates to morda gow which means dead cow in Dari but its also a really
popular term for a pimp.
But his pimp came into the limelight locals link the number 39 to pimping and prostitution
and want nothing to do with it.
Corrupt police officials charge more money to change a 39 license plate, some people
just use black tape to change the 3 into an 8.
Which is i mean nifty.
One local who had 39 in his phone number told BBC how he would get numerous calls asking
if he had any prostitutes.
Despite the government telling everyone 39 is fine and theres nothing wrong with it as
its just a number, its made little to no difference in public opinion.
Coming in at number 5 is the number 17.
Yes i know many numbers and there are more coming.
But anyway by now we kind of get the drift that certain numbers in certain countries
are considered cursed or bad luck.
To add to that list the number 17 is considered very unlucky and cursed in Italy.
The reason behind this is because if you write it in its Roman numerical form XVII and then
change it anagrammatically to VIXI. that in Latin means “I have lived” whereas the
perfect tense means “My life is over”.
Which is just not the kind of energy i need from a number.
Yknow its 2019 i just dont need those bad vibes in my life.
Like in previous cases its common in Italy for buildings not to have a 17th floor and
most hotels do not have a room 17.
Even the Italian airline Alitalia doesnt have a seat 17.
But honestly i feel like thats a reach the number 17 was perfectly fine, who told anyone
to rearrange its roman numerical version into a death omen.
No one.
At number 4 is the number 4.
Now this one is a bit less known, most people know 13 is a cursed number but in Chinese
culture people avoid the number 4 like nobody's business.
The reason for that is that the way you say four in chinese sounds very similar to the
word for death.
The same thing goes for the number 4 in Japanese and Korean.
And its a huge deal, special care goes into avoiding the number in everyday life.
Saying it around a sick relative is strongly frowned upon and youre never meant to give
4 of something to someone.
Like the number 13, many Asian elevators skip the 4th floor in buildings and even military
aircraft and ships avoid the number 4.
April 4th is the worst day of the year its like the equivalent of Friday the 13th.
And its not just the number 4, its 14, its 42, its 24, its numbers that contain 4.
Sometimes in restaurants there is no table 4 or table 14, if they wanted to include it
it would take the form of 3A or 13A.
And it even plays into their economy and real estate, neighbourhoods that dont have 4 in
theri street name are more profitable than ones that do.
And it 100% should not make an appearance in your phone number or address or ID number
because that is severe since the number is personally attached to you.
Filling our number 3 slot is Being Mean. i know that is really broad but it has religious
backing.
In the bible it says death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love
it shall eat the fruit thereof.
There is evil or good behind the words people speak and the book of James sheds a lot of
light on this.
It says the tongue is a restless evil full of deadly poison, with it we praise God and
curse men.
We can get cursed from anyone, witches, satanists and even by people close to us like our parents.
If a mum tells her son that hes stupid that is cursing him.
A demonic spirit could be assigned to follow him around and put stupid thoughts into his
head.
The more stupid shit he does the more he sees himself as stupid and starts to believe that
lie that curse and then the spirit can enter him.
Words nice or bad activate the Holy Spirit or the demon spirits to perform what you spoke
into existence.
Word curses and speaking negatively activate the demonic realm so its really your choice.
Your words can either curse you or bless you.
You decide.
Now at number 2 is Syphilis.
Now this one is more about the fear of writing a word rather than the fear of saying it.
During the 15th and 16th centuries the fear of contracting syphilis was so rife that doctors
wouldnt even write the word.
Instead theyd just write the greek letter sigma and that signified that you had syphilis.
Even todays modern medical textbooks advise students to not write syphilis and use sigma
instead.
I completely understand their fear of syphilis i mean if you dont treat it you could become
disabled, develop a neurological disorder or even die.
The fear is justified.
But i dont get how they thought writing the word would higher their chances of getting
it?
Last time i checked writing on paper isnt the same as sexually transmitting a disease.
And finally at number 1 is 666.
So in popular culture 666 has become synonymous with the devil or the antichrist.
Even me i never even knew where they got the number from but i was like damn 666 is a messed
up number.
Others people believe the number invokes Satan.
In manuscripts of the New Testament 666 was associated with the Beast who was an antagonistic
creature in the apocalyptic vision.
In Revelation 14:9 it says if anyone worships this wild beast or its image theyll get a
mark on their hand or forehead and will be tormented with sulphur and fire in the sight
of the holy angels.
And that your torment will last forever and ever.
Which last time i checked is a pretty long time.
This is such a big deal its an official phobia its called Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
My mind cant even wrap my head around that word right now i need a minute.
The number was also associated with Roman Emperor Nero who was as vile as they come.
He got his mum and first wife killed and he killed his second wife who was pregnant by
kicking her in the stomach.
He was also extremely violent towards Christians.
John the author of Revelations used a puzzle where numbers represent letters and in that
Nero comes out as 666.
So the number has a lot of troubling history behind it so the masses tend to avoid saying
it, having it written anywhere, avoid it being your apartment number if possible etc.
And thats it for todays video guys!
Many words many numbers many curses.
I think a lot of these are people reaching, i know numbers can be superstitious but they
are just numbers at the end of the day.
With the words i believe them a bit more but what about you guys?
Sound off in the comments below and as always im your host Ayman Hasan and ill see you soon
byee!