http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/17/meh/ reports on a new interjection, "meh", which expresses lack of interest. I can't think of any other English word that ends in the short-E sound. Are there? Ah, yes: "feh" ("an exclamation of disgust, contempt, or scorn"). Are there any more?
Also, there are only a handful of English words that end in a short-A sound: yeah, neah, weah (as in "weah-weah-weah", a mocking crybaby sound), and possibly beah (the sound a sheep makes). The are no English words that end in a short-I sound. (Are there?) Strangely, all these words are interjections. There's probably some deep psycholinguistic reason. -- Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
