Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
An exclamation of surprise, excitement, or humor.
In plain terms
Wow! That's a fun surprise.
What can you take from it?
Use lively expressions to match emotion.

Where it applies

  • casual conversation
  • humor
  • reactions

Putting it to work

  • coloring dialogue
  • signaling tone
  • building rapport

Questions to consider

  • When do you use exclamations?
  • What mood do they convey?

Another view

Too informal or obscure for serious or formal contexts.

More from Ludwig Wittgenstein

  1. When I am furious about something, I sometimes beat the ground or a tree with my walking stick. But I certainly do not believe that the ground is to blame or t…

    Permalink to quote #99

  2. I am sitting with a philosopher in the garden; he says again and again 'I know that that's a tree', pointing to a tree that is near us. Someone else arrives an…

    Permalink to quote #101

  3. His explanations of primitive practices are much cruder than the meaning of these practices themselves. (p. 131)

    Permalink to quote #98

Related quotes

  1. You could have knocked me down with a fender.

    Jane AceJane Ace quote #4

  2. My God! The English language is a form of communication! Conversation isn't just crossfire where you shoot and get shot at! Where you've got to duck for your l…

    Philip RothPhilip Roth quote #11

  3. I think my exact words were 'Fuck me!'

    Lord StratfordLord Stratford quote #11