ooh
interjection
used for showing a reaction such as surprise, excitement, or pleasure
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Ways of expressing pleasure and excitement
it’s a pleasure to do something
used for emphasizing that you are very happy or proud to do something
you beauty
used for expressing your pleasure at something
by gum
used for showing surprise or pleasure
have the pleasure of
used for saying that you enjoy something
this is the life
something that you say when you are enjoying yourself and not working
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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