Eh vs Er - What's the difference?
eh | er |
(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.
(informal) To utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found almost exclusively in the phrase um and er .
As interjections the difference between eh and er
is that 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 while er is Said when hesitating in speech.As an adjective eh
is of bad quality; mediocre; unremarkable.As a symbol eH
is symbol for redox potential (in volts).As a verb er is
to utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found almost exclusively in the phrase um and er.As an abbreviation ER is
abbreviation of w:Elizabeth Regina|Elizabeth Regina|lang=en.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 .
er
English
Verb
- He ummed and erred his way through the presentation.