Using Interjections In Sentences
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I was curious to see what I can come up with if I wrote about interjections by using interjections.
But could I write an entire article with interjections in most of my sentences?
Huh? You don’t know what I mean?
Argh, Are you asking me to explain this?
Sheesh. Okay, I will.
Interjections are words that have no grammatical meaning, yet they are perfectly understood in a sentence.
I know what you’re thinking. You’re sitting there right now saying “Eh, who cares?”
In English it seems to be totally acceptable to throw in an interjection here or there when appropriate. They add some ambiance and realism to the story. Eh. That’s my opinion anyway.
Aha!
Ah, now I’m getting through to you.
You see, grammatical meaning comes from the proper order of words in a sentence. Words by themselves are meaningless, most of the time, anyway. Sure, there are valid sentences that have just one word.
Right?
Exactly.
But what I’m getting at is throwing in some interjections along the way, words that have no meaning, grammatically or otherwise. And yet they make perfect sense when used in the proper place in a sentence.
Hmm. I thought I explained that quite well. Don’t you agree? And, ohhh, I’m already using a bunch of interjections. And I barely got started.
So what do you think? Should I go on?
Uh-huh. Okay. I will. But sheesh, please just don’t boo me. Ow, that can hurt. You don’t really need to read this if you don’t want to. If you’re reading along just to see me make an ass of myself, then tsk-tsk.
So what do you think? Are you getting anything useful out of this? I guess you need to read between the lines to see what I’m up to, because I’m really not teaching you anything or explaining anything worthwhile. It’s just the usage of these silly little interjections that keeps me going.
And you? Why are you still here? Aw, you actually find this amusing.
Ooh-la-la! I guess I really got your attention! And all I’m doing is using a bunch of interjections in almost everything I say. Aw. I’m glad you’re with me on this.
Uhh, I really don’t know what else to say. Uh-oh, I’m afraid I may not be able to keep this up. Grrr, it’s not easy to dream up things to say without saying things at all.
Bleh. What a mess. I started off really well. I made my point, and now what? I'm running out of things to say just to keep using interjections for no good reason at all.
Will this even get a decent ranking from Google? Bah. Who cares? I’m just doing this for the enjoyment of it anyway. Huh. I probably will decide not to publish this.
Eww, you’d be upset with me if I kept it all to myself? Uh-oh. I have to put a lot of umph into it to make it worthwhile.
Mmm. I may as well share it with you. I’ll go along with that. Okay, so I’ll publish it.
Oops. I almost forgot to include a table of definitions. Ay yai yai.
Eek! I surprised myself! Whoa! I actually made it to over 600 words. Wow! Enough for a short Hub. Ha ha!
Definitions and Spelling of Interjections Used Above
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aah!
| Fright or shock
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|---|---|---|---|
aha
| Understanding
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ah
| Satisfaction or realization
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argh
| Annoyance
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aw
| Sentimental approval
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ay yai yai
| "Oh boy!"
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bah
| Displaying annoyance
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boo
| Disapproval
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eek
| Surprised, scared
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eh
| "Who cares!"
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eh?
| Ask for repetition
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eww
| Distaste
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grrr
| Anger
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ha ha
| Laughter
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hmm
| "That's interesting"
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huh
| Surprise, something found interesting
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huh?
| Ask for confirmation
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mmm
| Feeling something is lovely
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oh
| Realization
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ohhh
| Amazement
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ooh-la-la
| Indicating something is high class
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oops
| Made a mistake
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ow
| Pain or discomfort
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sheesh
| Exasperation
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tsk-tsk
| Sign of disappointment
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uh-huh
| Ackownledgement, confirmation
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uh-oh
| Indicate concern
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uhh
| Pause in speech
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uhmm
| Pause in speech
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umph
| Exerting oneself
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whoa
| "Unbelievable"
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wow
| "Amazing"
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Very amusing and clever. One of the best ways to make teaching memorable is to use humour. I enjoyed it and learned from it too.
VeronicaFarkas, lol. Gee... I didn't think it would be useful too. Aw Thanks.
Lissie Loomes, Thanks for the feedback. I was wondering what kind of response I'd get to this.
Interejections definitely personifies a sentence. I think we relate more to the person. Its a great way to add realism to any hub or comment. ha ha. Lol.
Oh, wow, such an awesome set of interjections for everyday use, eh? Gee--I thought 'eh' was a Canadian-ism. LOL
Of course, if you are a cat or dog, it would be a "pawsome" article instead.
Well, do texting and internet acronymns count? LOT BTW, this was a very funny hub. I'm ROFL.
Ummm...I think I've run out of comment material--grrr. So I guess it's time to toddle off to beddy-bye.
(Voted up and funny.)
DzyMsLizzy ~ Thanks for the humorous comments. Looks like I taught a new language of speaking interjections. lol. You had an interesting question. Texting acronyms are used to say something meaningful in a few letters. Whereas interjections have no meaning, but are perfectly understood. So they are two different things. Thanks for stopping by and for the vote.
Thank you--and it looks like I should not try to leave comments late at night, for my brain has already left for bed, and I fail to catch typos--I see by the light of day that I misspelled "acronym." Bah!
As for the difference between interjections and the acronyms, yes, I am aware--another result of a sleeping brain trying to be funny. Thanks for the reply. ;-)
DzyMsLizzy, no problem. But texting could be the subject for a similar Hub.
ay yai yai, I think the problem is figuring out how to spell them! oh oh I think I might have spelled it wrong.
Millionaire Tips, I'll have to add that one. Ay yai yai! I can't believe I left that out! I just checked, you spelled it right. Thanks for the addition.
Hi Glenn:
At first I thought I was reading a script from Seinfeld. As you may know from watching a few episodes-that show is basically about nothing and come to think of it, there are a lot of interjections used among the cast. Also when I reviewed your list of interjections in the table included-if Mirriam Webster could see this now, he would have turned over in his grave. I knew you were a humorous guy, but now I know for sure after reading this. It is also a good way to convey useful information to an audience, in a humorous way. I thought it to be just plain, "WOW" Amazing and voted it up as well as funny. And thanks for the bonetickler, my own interjecton! lol
Jim
Oh, aha! Hmm. Ha ha! Glad you decided to publish since you were indeed going somewhere regarding using interjections in sentences.
Jim, Thanks for checking this out and for the vote up.
I guess you are really referring to Noah Webster, who started compiling the his dictionary before the two brothers, George and Charles Merriam, purchased rights to it. The Merriam's kept Webster's name, due to his reputation, for the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
There are actually many injections in Merriam-Webster's dictionary. Any new word used in English vocabulary is kept in a citation list. If a word is widely used, which will become evident from having enough citations, then it is considered for addition.
RTalloni, Looks like I got you going on that. lol. Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you, sir. Great Hub!
On occasion I have been called upon to assist business executives whose native language is not English with everything from business correspondence to preparing for the common chatter of a corporate mixer. Although these individuals are relatively fluent in English, the concept of colloquial expressions, slang and the meaning of certain interjections often eludes them. Your hub will now become a reference source which I will recommend to similar individuals in the future.
Marisaupa, I appreciate that you feel so strong about my Hub as to use it as a reference for your students. But isn't that only going to confuse them? It's one thing to learn another language and grasp the concept of idiomatic statements. But when they also discover interjections, that may really blow their minds. One thing I can say, once they learn from you, nothing will stand in their way. :)
VeronicaFarkas Level 5 Commenter 3 months ago
Tsk tsk on me, I suppose! ;)
Ohhh, this is a clever one! hehe
Voted up, useful, & interesting.