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A vs Eh - What's the difference?

a | eh |

As symbols the difference between a and eh

is that a is the highest rank on any of various scales that assign letters while eH is symbol for redox potential (in volts).

As interjections the difference between a and eh

is that a is a meaningless syllable; ah while eh is used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

As a letter A

is : Apple starts with A.

As a number A

is : The item A is "foods", the item B is "drinks".

As a noun a

is The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

As an article a

is one; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.

As a preposition a

is To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.

As a verb a

is (have) Have.

As a pronoun a

is he.

As an adjective eh is

of bad quality; mediocre; unremarkable.

a

Translingual

Etymology 1

From (etyl) letter .

Letter

  • The first letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script) *

    Symbol

    (head)
  • (Marks the first item in a list)
    • A . Go to the store. B. Get some food. C. Return home. D. Eat.
  • A hypothetical item or person designated first when there are more than one.
    • Person A had 5 apples, and person B...
  • The hexadecimal digit for 10
    • 0x0000000A
    The value is hexadecimal A 0, or decimal 160.
  • A standard size of dry cell battery slightly larger than a AA battery.
  • A system of paper sizes with similar proportions, as , etc.
    • See also
    * (previous) , (next) B

    Related terms

    (Letters sharing the same origin as "A") * Arabic * Coptic * Cyrillic * Devan?gari * Greek * Hebrew * Phoenician * Syriac

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of various terms.

    Symbol

    (head)
  • Symbol for the element Argon (Since 1956 has been changed to Ar).
  • area

    • Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • ampere, a unit of electrical current.
  • IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for adenine in genetic code.
  • IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for alanine in proteins.
  • Austria

    • See also

    {{Letter, page=A , NATO=Alpha , Morse=·– , Character=A1 , Braille=? }} Image:Latin A.png, Capital and lowercase versions of A , in normal and italic type File:Fraktur letter A.png, Uppercase and lowercase A in Fraktur File:UncialA-01.svg, A in uncial script

    External links

    * (wikipedia "A")

    References

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    eh

    English

    (wikipedia eh)

    Alternative forms

    * ay (NZ)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (informal, UK, Australia) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
    • These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?
  • In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said. Compare what'', ''pardon .
  • (Canada) An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of an individual addressed by the speaker
    • I went to the restaurant, eh , but my friends didn't show up.
  • Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.
    • - Do you feel like going out tonight?
    - Eh , I don't know.

    Usage notes

    In North America this term is stereotypically associated with Canada and some uses of it outside of Canada can convey that you are trying to sound (sarcastically) Canadian. However, it is in wide use in many other parts of the world, including the northern United States, Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, and South Africa.

    Adjective

  • (informal, predicative only) Of bad quality; mediocre; unremarkable.
    • My French fries were eh .

    Anagrams

    * Canadian English English two-letter words ----