ZOUNDS!: A Browser's Dictionary of Interjections

From Geronimo! to gesundheit to haminahamina to holy mackerel and from abracadabra to zoinks Mark Dunn and Sergio Aragonés show you interjections like youve never seen them before.. Often thought of as unnecessary verbal fringe or simply linguistic decoration interjections (ahem howdy mamma mia pshaw tally-ho whoop-de-do) may well be the most overlooked part of speech in the English language. ZOUNDS! A Browsers Dictionary of Interjections focuses the spotlight on this most deserving (and sometimes most demented) grammatical group. A light-hearted look at more than 500 interjections ZOUNDS! explores the origins of these essential words and highlights the contributions of these previously unheralded parts of speech.. Perfect for both word lovers and the casual reader ZOUNDS! brings together the linguistic talents of Mark Dunn author of the award-winning novel Ella Minnow Pea and the graphic hilarity of Sergio Aragonés the legendary cartoonist and contributor to Mad Magazine for a delightful romp through grammar culture and the English language.. Famous interjections include:. Eureka!-Archimedes . Badabing-badaboom-Tony Soprano. Stuff and nonsense!-Alice Alice in Wonderland. Bah! Humbug!-Scrooge. Fiddle-dee-dee !-Scarlett OHara. Leapin lizards!-Little Orphan Annie. Nanoo nanoo-Mork from Mork & Mindy. Dyn-O-Mite!-Jimmie Walker Good Times. Bully!-President Theodore Roosevelt