Uh vs. Ah — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Uh and Ah
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Uh
Used to express hesitation or uncertainty.
Ah
Used to express various emotions, such as satisfaction, surprise, delight, dislike, or pain.
Uh
Expression of thought, confusion, or uncertainty.
Uh, who was that?
Ah
An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection.
Ah, I understand now.
Ah! It's good to be back home!
Ah, the flowers of spring.
Uh
Space filler or pause during conversation.
Uh, let me see...
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Ah
A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.
Uh
An occurrence of the interjection "uh".
Ah
An instance of the interjection ah.
The crowd's oohs and ahs at the fireworks
Ah
To give a cry of "ah".
Ah
Pronunciation spelling of I#Pronoun
Ah
An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance.
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