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Ok so I don't know what that word is I used in the title. But what I want to ask is, what are your favorite phonetically spelled out sound effects or reaction words? They can often convey much more easily one's feeling or intent. I was chatting with a friend the other day and they spelled out "blaarrghh!" Definitely a sound or expression of disgust... somewhere between blah and a barfing sound effect.

Another favorite was when Llew used "erlack!" in the retelling of an experience via her blog. Maybe I'm just easily amused but I got a kick out of that one.

Any other good ones?

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Llew said:

I don't talk in words - only in chirps. So other than "erlack" there's:

Meh. (I use this when someone asks how I'm doing and it's not so good)
eeep!
ack!

and there's some others but I'm tire. Blah.

Josh said:

very bloom countyish...

Mel said:

My favorite is 'ppffff' - when someone says something ridiculous or sarcastic to you. :)

Josh said:

is that pianissimo-"quadruple forte"?

travis said:

lo. guess what? I updated my blog -- and changed the template a bit too. Woo hoo!

Llew said:

Oh, another one is "Erh" When someone says something inappropriate and I don't know how to respond I always go, "Erhhhh"

Josh said:

how about MSG'D! or 404'D! or as you were most recently: SPAMM'D!

Sloanie said:

Tell me about it. It's such great fun spending an hour going through and deleting each of those comments individually... over a hundred of them! "I'll improve on YOUR methods!"

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