Surprise Expressions
I'd like to know expressions that I can replace by "Oh, boy" and "wow" as well as its formality level.
I wonder what surprise expressions are supposed to be the most spoken worldwide, this should be a something very hard because each place has its.
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"Oh my God!" - you can use this with anybody without coming off as rude
"Good Lord!" - neutral, sounds a bit old-fashioned
"Oh my!" - neutral
"Holy cow!" - neutral, bordering on informal
"Jesus...!" - neutral
"Jesus Christ!" - neutral
"Jesus f*cking Christ!" - very informal
"Holy...!" - neutral
"Holy sh*t!" - very informal
"Holy f*ck!" - very informal
"Holy moly!" - usually used by kids
PS: I think that "surprise" is a very vague term and I'm worried that some of the expressions I wrote above might sound weird or unnatural in certain situations. What exactly do you mean by "surprise"? A pleasant surprise? Something shocking? Both?
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Oh my goodness
Oh gosh
Really ??????
I don't believe it !!
Good Lord !
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Wowzers- A very casual slang version of wow.
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