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Bookmark or Share- When does a comma follow an exclamatory 'oh' or 'ah'?As a general rule, I'd say commas are used in place of exclamation marks - i.e. when the "Oh" or "Ah" are being used as exclamations: Oh! I forgot my keys! Ah! Now I understand! Oh, I forgot my keys! Ah, now I understand! In contrast, commas look very out of place where the "Oh" or "Ah" is part of a flat idiom: Oh my gosh! Oh my God!?Oh, my gosh!
- Meaning of 'Oh my' expresson - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeOh, my dad! Oh, my heart! Oh, my word! or simply 'Oh, my!' From dictionary search, 'Oh my god' expresses surprise or asking for help. For example, 'Oh, my god' might mean I get so much surprised and I don't know what to do. Please, help me, god. But then, when it goes to the expression of 'Oh, my word', I don't know how I can even interpret it.
- What does the phrase "mercy me" mean?An equivalent phrase would be "Oh, lord have mercy (on me)". Two additional notes: "Mercy me" does not follow standard English grammar rules because it is slang. Most people don't actually say "mercy me" anymore, so I would recommend against using it in day-to-day conversation.
- phrase meaning - Can I say "Oh boy" to a girl? - English Language ...I can say that in Texas, at least, "oh boy" is a common phrase, but only in the negative/ironic sense -- it never indicates excitement, only concern or exhausted resignation. (That is to say, "We're going to the amusement park." "Oh boy!" sounds very dated, but "Well, we're going to have to work overtime on Saturday." "Oh, boy..." is totally ...
- "Hello, This is" vs "My Name is" or "I am" in self introductionHaving said that, I think there is a tinge of racism to not accept e.g. "Myself X" as proper English. My reason for this is no one says that calling a friend "mate" or "dude" is annoying or wrong english. They are just two words that evolved in 2 different countries which happen to speak English.
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