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INTERJECTIONS.

1. Interjections are words which have no meaning in themselves, but which give sudden expression to an emotion of the mind. They are no real part of language; they do not enter into the build or organism of a sentence. They have no grammatical relation to any word in a sentence, and are there-

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fore not, strictly speaking, “parts of speech.” Thus we say, Oh! Ah! Alas! and so on; but the sentences we employ would be just as complete—in sense—without them. They are extra-grammatical utterances.

(i) The word interjection comes from Lat. inter, between, and jactus, thrown.

(ii) Sometimes words with a meaning are used as interjections. Thus we say, Welcome! for “You are well come.” Good-bye! for God be with you! The interjection “Now then!” consists of two words, each of which has a meaning; but when employed interjectionally, the compound meaning is very different from the meaning of either.

(iii) In written and printed language, interjections are followed by the mark (!) of admiration or exclamation.

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