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What Are Interjections?
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Interjections are short words or expressions like Yay! and Wow!

They are used in sentences to express reactions and feelings.

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When to use interjections?
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Interjections can be used in various contexts.


They are used in:

  • writing

  • speech

  • casual situations

  • informal situations

In formal situations, interjections should be avoided.

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How to use interjections?
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There is no specific placement for interjections in sentences. However, they need to be separated from the rest of the sentence with punctuation.

Interjections can be placed: 

  • at the beginning of a sentence

  • in the middle of a sentence

  • at the end of a sentence

  • before a sentence

  • after a sentence

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Interjection placed at the beginning of a sentence

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Man wearing a magician hat video-calling his friend.
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When inserted at the beginning of a sentence, the interjection is followed by a comma.

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Interjection placed in the middle of a sentence

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Woman speaking on a video call.
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When inserted in the middle of a sentence, the interjection needs to be enclosed by commas or parentheses.

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Interjection placed at the end of a sentence

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Man watching his pet aardvark sleep.
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When placed at the end of a sentence, the interjection must be preceded by a comma.

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Interjection after a sentence

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Text message containing a picture.
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When placed by themselves after a sentence, interjections function as full sentences and must be followed by a period, an ellipsis or an exclamation mark.
The punctuation choice strongly impacts the way the reader will interpret the interjection.

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Readers and listeners rely on context to understand interjections

Interjections can be used to express neutral, positive and/or negative reactions and feelings. This is why context plays an important role in understanding the meaning of interjections.

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Neutral

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Magician on stage, being greeted by judges at a magician’s competition.
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Positive

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Negative

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Two magicians greeting each other backstage.
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Common Interjections
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To Express Confirmation
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Mh-hmm

Cool

Uh-huh

Ya

Yep

Yeah

Sure

Okay

Oh yes

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Text messages between a magician and his assistant.
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To Express Excitement
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Whoopee

Hurrah

Yay

Yahoo

Yeah

Yeehaw

Yippee

Sweet

Terrific

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Text messages between a magician and his assistant.
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In informal writing, repeating the final letter of the interjection can help readers understand the tone and attitude of the person who used it.

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To Express Greetings
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Hi

Hello

Hey

Howdy

Wassup

Bye

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To Express Surprise
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Positive Surprise

Hi

Hello

Hey

Howdy

Wassup

Bye

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Negative Surprise

Wow

Woah

Really

Oh no

Jeez

Good grief

Zounds

Yikes

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To Express Hesitation or Consideration
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Um

Hmmm

Uh

I guess

Er

Let's see

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To Express Relief
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Oof

Phew

Whew

Oh

Ah

Crikey

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To Express Disgust
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Yuck

Ew

Ugh

Yikes

Yech

Ick

Bleh

Ack

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To Express Disappointment
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Boo

Oh

Oh no

Oh dear

Oh well

Aw

Ah, I see

Pfft

Ugh

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Woman sitting on stage, on a chair. The magician is showing her a card that isn’t the one she picked. The assistant is standing next to them, disappointed.
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To Express Pain
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Oof

Ugh

Ow

Ouch

Yeow

Yeowch

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To Express Irritation
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Argh

Gee

Gosh

Come on

Sheesh

Dang

Duh

Watch it

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To Ask for Silence/ Call for Attention
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Hey

Shh

Ahem

Hush

Shush

Listen

Psst

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Other Interjections
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Interjection

Meaning

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Alas

To express sadness or regret

Alas, we will continue the show without my assistant.”

Boo

To scare people by surprising them

Boo!”
 “Ahhh! You scared me.”

Boo-hoo

To express fake crying when judging that someone is being over-sensitive.

Boo-hoo. Cry me a river.”
“That’s not very nice of you. I’m actually sad here.’’

Bravo

To praise someone

Bravo Doug. Despite the fire and your assistant almost drowning, your first show was a success.”

Duh

To express that something is obvious

“Do you think Emmy will want to get back on stage with you?”
“Well, duh. She’s my best friend. She knows it was an accident.”

Eureka

To celebrate a discovery or an invention

“Eureka! I found my bad luck hat. Next time, that’s the one I’ll wear.”

Eh?

To express confusion

Eh? You have a bad luck hat?”
“Yeah, it’s the one I wore during my audition for Magicians Got Talent …”

Gulp

To imitate the sound of swallowing to express stress

“Have you talked to our manager since the show?”
“No (gulp), I’m too afraid he’ll tell me the tour is cancelled.

Ha-ha

To sarcastically laugh

“One of these days, we’ll laugh about it.”
Ha-ha, I guess we will …”

Hehe

To express a giggle

“Remember that time I put you on fire?”
Hehe, yes. The good old days.”

Mmmm

To express pleasure

Mmmm … this head massage feels amazing. Thank you.”

Meh

To express disinterest in something

“Mother, did you like the show?” 
Meh. Not really.”

Mwah

To imitate the sound of blowing a kiss

“Okay, I’ll see you tonight. Mwah!”

Nah

To express “no”

“Do you want to hang out tomorrow?”
Nah, I’ll stay home and rest.”

Nana na nana

To playfully mock someone

Nana na nana. I stayed underwater longer than Magicio’s assistant.”
“I don’t think this is something you should brag about.”

Ooh

To express interest

“I have something to tell you.”
Ooh? You do?”

Oops

To recognize that a mistake was made

Oops. I really should have arrived earlier to rehearse the fire trick.”

Pew

To express that something stinks

Pew, Harper! Did you fart again?” 

Pff

To express that you are unimpressed

 “Magicio also did the fire trick with his audience yesterday.”
Pff, I bet it wasn’t that good.”
“Well, at least no one was burned.”

Shoo

To scare/send away a person/an animal

“Harper, I need a little bit of privacy. Shoo!”

Uh-oh

To express concern that something bad will happen

Uh-oh, I think Harper is about to be sick.”

Whoopsie/Whoops

To recognize that a mistake was made

Whoops. My bad. I left the food on the counter.”
“Yeah, she definitely ate it. And now, she’s definitely sick.”

Yum

To express that something is tasteful or attractive

Yum. These tempura shrimp look delicious.”

Zzzz

To express boredom or fatigue

“I’m feeling sleepy. Zzzz.”
“Me too. Goodnight Doug.”

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Spelling, Meaning and Pronunciation of Interjections
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The spelling, meaning and pronunciation of many interjections can vary depending on the context and intentions of the person using them.

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For example, the interjection Ah can be spelled in various ways to express different emotions depending on the context.

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Acronyms Used as Interjections
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Some acronyms belong on the interjection list.

Acronyms are abbreviations of longer words formed with the initials of the words.
For example, LOL is the acronym for Laughing out loud.

Acronyms are considered interjections when their long-form version expresses a reaction or an emotion.

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Interjection?

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OMG

Oh my god

Expresses surprise/shock

ILY

I love you

Expresses affection/love

LOL

Laughing out loud

Expresses laughter

BRB

Be right back

X

Does not express a reaction or an emotion

LMK

Let me know

X

Does not express a reaction or an emotion

BTW

By the way

X

Does not express a reaction or an emotion

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