Ah vs Eh - What's the difference?
ah | eh |
An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, et cetera according to uttered inflection.
A word used for drama or emphasis.
A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.
(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.
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
Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.
(informal, predicative only) Of bad quality; mediocre; unremarkable.
Eh is a related term of ah.
Eh is a synonym of ah.
As interjections the difference between ah and eh
is that ah is an expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, et cetera according to uttered inflection 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 noun ah
is an instance of the interjection ''ah.As a pronoun ah
is eye dialect of I#Pronoun|I|lang=en, most often indicating that the speaker is using a Scottish or American (particularly Southern) accent.As an adjective eh is
of bad quality; mediocre; unremarkable.As a symbol eH is
symbol for redox potential (in volts).ah
English
Interjection
(en interjection)- Ah , I see.
- Ah!
- Ah , the flowers of spring.
- ah, ah, ah .
Pronoun
References
* *eh
English
(wikipedia eh)Alternative forms
* ay (NZ)Interjection
(en interjection)- These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?
- I went to the restaurant, eh , but my friends didn't show up.
- - 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
- My French fries were eh .