Tuesday, April 24, 2012

A to Z - Ugh and Ugah Chuka

I like to use words for sounds. Anyone who's conversed with me online has noticed that I use ugh a lot.

An exclamation expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. 
Its utterance is usually accompanied by a shudder.

Now, I confess I don't usually shudder when I use it--or even my characters use it. It's more like a really deep sigh for me.

But I must confess that when I see it written it always reminds me of the song Hooked on a Feeling. You know, the one with the added caveman grunting thingy going on.



Now the song above includes Dr. Who clips, but that discussion is for a different letter.

Do you like to use words for the nonwords in your vocabulary? If so which are your favorites? Or are you one of those folks who avoid them?

19 comments:

  1. hahaha that's such a cool song made even cooler by the Dr Who clips :)

    In my fiction writing I try to avoid them. In my comments, though, everything flies out the door hehehe.

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  2. A wonderful "U" post, enjoyed the song.

    Yvonne.

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  3. I don't mind made up words but I don't care for made up swears in a new world unless it's done really well.

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  4. I love sound effects. Rarely use 'em, 'cause I'm never sure how to spell them. I gotta see if Netflix has this Dr. Who.

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  5. Always liked that song. Yeah I use Blah and Hmph quite a bit, with a sigh here and there, I make all kinds of noises..haha

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  6. I say 'boo' a lot as in. I lost my car keys. Boo. lol!

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  7. Ugh, Gah, Er, Um...yes, they all manage to come out as I write on the blog or in comments. Don't think I use them much in my actual novel writing though.

    And now I have ugah chuka stuck in my head...Gah!

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  8. Yes! I use meh and gah and woohoo... the list goes on:)

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  9. I use Ack! and Gah! a lot, lol. Hmmm... as well.

    And Bleck. And ARG! (People make fun of me for that one, lol)

    Ugh too. and Blah.

    I'm beginning to think I'm just a sound effects girl. :)

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  10. I can't stop this feeling - this feeling of laughter - I enjoyed this. Uga Ugah Chuja! sandie

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  11. I like the maniacal laughter of... bawahaha!

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  12. LOL! Oh man, I'm totally going to think of that when I see this now. And I think I use it all the time! agh! hehehe

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  13. I use them verbally but not in my writing. I wonder what that means?

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  14. Ack! This is a cool post! Made especially cooler by my mostest favorite Doctor Who, David Tennant and my favoritest companion, Rose Tyler. They had some killer chemistry, didn't they? I was so GLAD when she got her own slightly human version of him to take with her into the void.

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  15. I had the volume on high and I jumped.

    I never heard the song in its entirety before. Great song.

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  16. Blue Suede and their one-hit wonder! Brings back memories of some kind...ugh.

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