2.9: Interjections
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“Interjections are short exclamations like Oh! , Um or Ah! They have no real grammatical value but we use them quite often, usually more in speaking than in writing” (Interjections, 2001, para. 1).
While interjections are very short, they communicate a great deal because they are typically used to express emotion. “While any word that shows strong feelings can be an interjection, look for the usual suspects: Wow!, Zap!, Pop!, and the rest of the family” (Rozakis, 1997, p. 59).
examples
“Ouch! That hurts!” I said to the vampire.
Woops! Did I forget to include you in the zombie plan?
Because interjections communicate strong emotions, they should not be over-used. “With interjections, a little goes a long way. Use these marks of punctuation as you would hot pepper or hysterics, because they are strong and edgy” (Rozakis, 1997, p. 59).