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gone.
4. Get someone’s attention.

Yo, Vinny! Get in the car!
Hey! Will you throw that ball back over the fence?

Yoo-hoo! Anyone home?

Although there are many words that can be interjections, in the right context,
many other words can act as one.

■ Pizza! You can’t be serious? You don’t like it?
■ Oh, habibi! You always know how to make me happy.

15.1 Common Interjections

Here are some common interjections (in addition to the ones used in the
preceding examples), with an approximate definition of their connotations.

■ ■ ■ ■ ah: a little surprise aha: a larger surprise alas: regret amen: religious

■ ■ affirmation boo: disappointment (or an attempt to scare someone)

■ ■ dang: anger or frustration duh: criticism for being dumb eh:
■ ■ ■ uncertainty gee: gentle surprise shucks: self-deprecation ugh: mild

■ ■ disgust or dislike whoops: minor mistake yay: pleasure at an

■ outcome yikes: mild surprise and fear