People swear by the strangest things. There is the pinky swear. Or “I swear on my mother’s grave” – regardless of whether she’s in it or not. “Scout’s honor,” can be heard occasionally even if the person was never a Boy or Girl Scout. Another old staple is, “I swear on a stack of Bibles.” Sometimes, we may simply hear someone say “I swear.” The point of all this swearing (we’re not talking about cussing or cursing – that’s a different thing altogether) is to add credibility to someone’s testimony or promise. Sometimes we even punctuate our promises and requests