Nov 26, 2020 · I’m making New Year Cards and wants to write, simply, “Man, oh man, what a year!” Does that look right? Comma or no comma?

Jul 5, 2012 · Where did these interjections: man! (oh) boy! oh brother come from, and why are they all male? If you don’t know their current meanings as interjections, it sounds very strange to say Man! …

Jan 30, 2020 · "Oh Mann!" Das lässt sich auch begründen: Der Ausruf ist eine Anrede vergleichbar mit "Oh Gott!", der in seinem Ursprung an eine konkrete Person gerichtet war. "Mann" ist so auch in …

Why do we say "oh boy" or "oh man" rather than the feminine equivalent in English? I'm American and my wife is Japanese and usually I'll ask her rather odd questions about Japanese word choices and …

Feb 25, 2011 · It started as a generic vocative expression, like calling somebody "buddy" today -- the word meant "person", the sense of "adult male" came later. According to the OED, it started to switch …

Oct 14, 2022 · Why are “oh, man” and “oh, boy” common expressions but not “oh, woman” or “oh, girl”? Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.

Aug 22, 2023 · O, wo were vs alyue! Couple that emphatic meaning with the ejaculatory sense of man that StuartF cites from the OED in that answer, and you have a pretty decent idea how the two words …

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Aug 11, 2018 · The suggested dupe fails to satisfactorily explain the origin of the term. It's easy to explain how "Gee" is a minced version of "God", but I don't see such a pathway for "boy". And the …

Jan 23, 2024 · What's the difference between "oh boy" and "oh man"? ⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics