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Hello, Finn.
You are very talkative, so I want to make a bet with you.
Hi, Fay.
Fay.
Ok, what's the bet, then?
Well, we're going to have a chat for the next few minutes and I bet you can't express your feelings without using proper words.
Hmm.
Ok, so no proper words, but I can use interjections, can't I?
Interjections?
Yeah.
These are mostly sounds we make to express sudden emotions, such as surprise, delight, displeasure, disappointment, pain, things like that.
We use them more when we speak than when we write.
Ok, here we go.
I have just bought this dress.
Wow.
Yes, I know you are pleasantly surprised.
It's by a very famous designer.
It was the last one in the shop and cost a lot of money.
There was this woman in the shop who wanted the dress too.