In article <81k5it$jpg$4 at nntp.Stanford.EDU>,
Larisa Migachyov <lvm at leland.Stanford.EDU> wrote:
>I don't know why it's so hard to believe that an expression of anguish can
>have no words attached to it. When you trip, do you think "Oh no! I
>tripped!" in precisely these words?
Precisely those words, no. It's more likely to be "Ow" if it hurt, or
"Damn!" it I dropped something, and depending on the level of surprise
I may say those before I can stop myself.