Questions tagged [exclamations]

Oxford https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/wassup Collins https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/wassup "Wassup" stands for "What is up?" and "is" is pronounced "iz" so I think "wassup" should be pronounced /ˈwɒzʌp/. Any…

Often, you see something like Alas, I couldn't afford it. But isn't it possible to use it all by itself? I couldn't afford it. Alas! What about in combination with "however", as in However, alas, I couldn't afford it. If these last two…

The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (Page 919): 8.1.2 Exclamative what What occurs in NPs with a following noun head: there is no exclamative counterpart to the interrogative what of What did they bring with them? Does that mean the…

There are a couple of different exclamations for when you depart from someone, such as bye, bye-bye, good-bye, see you, etc. Is there any departing exclamation for when you want to show that you are resented from/hate the one you are departing from?…