Paralanguage

1. Uh - huh / Mu - hmm : yes;
2. Uh - uh /Mm - mm : no;
3. Uhhh... / Mmm... : I am thinking.
4. Oh! : I'm (slightly) surprised.
5. blah - blah - blah : excetera.
6. Oops! : I had a small mistake/accident.
7. eh? : a) what? b) Isn't that right? c) I want to elicit agreement from you.(Canadian English only).
8. Yuck! : Sth. tastes bad.
9. Ouch! : Sth. hurts.
10. Oh-oh! : I realize I made a small mistake, forgot sth.
11. Duh! : I think is being stupid. (not polite).
12. Ah - hah! : I have caught Sb. doing Sth. a little bit bad and I'm teasing that person.
13. Wow! : I'm impressed.
14. tsk - tsk : bigger mistake.