verbal sounds

jazzlewazzle

Hi Not sure what forum to post this in but does anyone know where I could get info on how to write verbal sounds like "arhhhh" or "phew". etc... would write more but i dont know how to spell them...

like to to type the sounds you make when eg: your annoyed, excited, see a cute guy etc..

thanks in advance, j

pickarooney

Do you mean the actual, onomatopeoic verbs - "to whoosh", "dripped"... that kind of thing, or non-onomatopoeic ones which describe these sounds (scream, sigh...)?

jazzlewazzle

hi, i dont know what you call then - but you know like sounds you use to decrribe emotions like purrrrrrrr for cold, arhhhhh for excited or what ever..? Sorry I cant explain it any better..

A quiet one

Onomatopoeic words are words that, when pronounced, imitate the sound that they describe. The word “boom,” for example, is not only a word that indicates a loud noise, but it also mimics the resounding report of an explosion or similarly large noise. Words like “buzz” and “click” are also onomatopoeic words.
There I got that from one of the many online sites that expalin it; Just had to tweak pickarooney's spelling of it ( to ...oe.. from ..eo..)

K-Ren

Brr! It's cold!
Aggh! That's scary!
Rawr, she's hot!
Phew, that was close!
Tsk! You shouldn't have said that.
Humph! Well I've never been so offended in my life!

That kind of thing? You're not exactly being very clear..

PurpleBee

ahgrum ahgrum ahgrum ahgrum, you all know what that is

A quiet one

PurpleBee wrote: »

ahgrum ahgrum ahgrum ahgrum, you all know what that is

Sounds like a brand of soft drink made by schweps (or is it swcheeps)

PurpleBee

errr yeah that! or...a cow chewing grass, maybe

jazzlewazzle

like how to spell kiss for eg: mwah.. tis one i know..

but as for others - I remember they use to use then in the batman program.. in fights and stuff..

I would be very surprised if someone has not documented them or made a log of them..

but I have googled it and got nothing - though I suspect I am not using the right words in the search..

anyone?

EileenG

To be honest, I would be very careful about using words like that. If you have more than the very rare phonetic word, you are going to annoy your reader, who either has to sound them out to know what is going on, or worse, has her own ideas about how that sound should be spelled.

You really don't need the sound effects as often as you think.

jazzlewazzle

EileenG wrote: »

To be honest, I would be very careful about using words like that. If you have more than the very rare phonetic word, you are going to annoy your reader, who either has to sound them out to know what is going on, or worse, has her own ideas about how that sound should be spelled.

You really don't need the sound effects as often as you think.

I think that add humour though - for exmaple..

how would you spell the sound you make when your not sure about something.. its like hmmmm but this can more often imply something you like...?

EileenG

Unless you are writing for children, I'd build the humour into your writing rather than trying to add it via sound effects.

Personally, I'd go for "Hmm" when I'm not sure, "Hmmmm" for something good.

looksee

I agree with EileenG, but I don't think it matters how you spell them, there are no rules for sound effects. Say it out loud then spell it how it sounds.

jazzlewazzle

thanks all - it depends on the context - they are good for humor - esp when communicating with people who use a lot of verbal sounds to express feeling etc..

not to worry i found a website - and you can blog your words and ask for others suggestions - thanks again