whoa exclam. used as a command to a horse to make it stop or slow down. • informal used as a greeting, to express surprise or interest, or to command attention: whoa, that's huge!

“Whoa! This cake is delicious!” sounds perfectly normal and natural to me. It carries an undertone of “I would never have believed you were such a good baker” which the wow version does not, but it’s perfectly idiomatic in my world.

Another common term is "minced oath". This term literally refers to a substitute for the profane rather than the obscene or vulgar, however, I think it is sometimes used as a more general term for any such substitution.

Jul 24, 2015 · I need a non-sexist, non-sexualized aternative instead of "Calm your tits." Clarification: The question comes from the parent of a pre-teen with Tourette Syndrome. The parent (me) needs some

I was wondering how I should spell 'ewww' as in 'ewww ahhh': Bob showed Jill his most impressive set of magic cards.

Feb 12, 2015 · "at the top" typically refers to the top of the corporate ladder, or any kind of organizational hierarchy. The idea is that you're everyone's boss and therefore have no friends (hence, lonely), at least at work, but an office on the top floor (hence, the view).

Jun 28, 2011 · Are there idioms or expressions in English that describe going from one bad situation to one that's even worse? I heard "between a rock and hard place" but this describes a dilemma not really a

Mar 21, 2011 · The words no thanks always mean basically the same thing: "no, thank you [for offering it/them to me]". In spoken English, there can further emotional meaning conveyed by the intonation, but this is generally hard to indicate in written English.

Jun 3, 2022 · How deferential are you trying to be? I guess I tend to be more direct about these things, so i’d probably just write: “I’d like to confirm that ...” Nobody would read that and think, “Woah, This guy is out of line- asking without using “please” and “kindly”. I’m gonna disregard him and his impertinence” –

Feb 2, 2011 · As an additional note, in the Portable Character Set, both symbolic names (<slash>, <solidus>) share the same glyph "/" (UCS: <U002F>) with the same description: SOLIDUS. -- from: The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 edition - 6.1 Portable Character Set -- and from what I know, JSON per JSON.org describes the character as SOLIDUS (w/o caps).