From: fany@fons.nbg.sub.org (Martin Sluka)
Newsgroups: de.talk.jokes
Organization: Chaos Research Home Lab
Subject: Aaaargh! (was: Re: Geschichten aus dem Benutz)
Keywords: argh aargh aaargh aaaargh aaaaargh aaaaaargh aaaaaaargh
Followup-To: de.talk.jokes.d
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X-Software: HERMES GUS 1.04 Rev. Sep  5 1992
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 21:22:40 +0100

Hiya!

In <BvG0vM.Kpv@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de>, Ulrich Schreglmann writes:

> >    "Hm? AAAAAAAHHHHhhhhhhh...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
>
> Das is' aber nicht eindeutig als Schrei identifizierbar. (Koennte auch
> ein Lustseufzer sein.) Um das hier mal onomatopoeienwissenschaftlich
> klarzustellen: Ein Schrei schreibt sich "Arrgh!", wobei die Buchstaben
> je nach dessen Laenge im Bezug zur Stelligkeit linear, fakulativ oder
> exponentiell wiederholt werden duerfen. Hierbei drueckt das "A" den Laut
> aus, der bei weit aufgerissenem Mund zustandekommt, die "rr" die Kehlig-
> keit, die bei laenger anhaltender Lautstaerke entsteht, und das "gh" die
> anschliessende Heiserkeit. Letzteres ist ein Anglizismus, der wiederum
> aus einer aelteren Version der englischen Sprache entstammt, in welcher
> das "gh" noch nicht stumm war, sondern dem [x]-Laut entsprach, der spae-
> ter in selbiger ausstarb.

In <1992Jun12.010439.15274@nas.nasa.gov>, Daniel A. Asimov writes:

> Over the years I have seen "Aaaaargh!" many times, with a varying
> number of a's, but almost always with that final h.  (I think I 
> first saw it in Mad magazine in the late 50's.)  In case you are
> not familiar with this word, I attempt to define it:  
>
> 	Aaaaargh! 	Interjection used to signify extreme 
> 	exasperation, dismay, or fear, usually at some prospect 
> 	that has just been revealed, commonly in a comic book.
>
> I assume it's pronounced "arg" but have not been able to confirm this.
>
> Question:
> 	Can anyone suggest a reason for the final h ?
>
> --daz

In <1992Jun12.053952.746@u.washington.edu>, David Howell writes:

> Argh, eh? You are familiar with <sigh>? It's not *really*
> pronounced "si", it's a word for a sound that is usually
> an unvocalized "huh". In the same way, Aaaargh is the word
> for a sound. What sound?
>
> Get mad. Grit your teeth. You're stuck in traffic, and
> exasperated, since there's nothing you can do but...
> make a noise. It's related to a snarl, or a growl, and
> is pronounced sort of like r-r-r-r-r-rrrhhhhhh, but with
> a soft R, close to an Uh sound.
>
> You should find that you stop vocalizing before cutting the
> air flow, thus the H at the ed. If you're not moving a lot 
> of air, you're not doing it right. :)
>
> It's spelled Aaaaarrrrgh, with optional extra a's and r's,
> and occasionally extra h's. The G is rather mysterious,
> actually.
>
> This is NOT the sound that Charlie Brown makes when Lucy
> takes the ball away, and he flies through the air. 
> That word is Aaauuugh, and is pronounced closer to its spelling.
>
>
> This is definitely the silliest post *I've* ever made. :)
>
> Dave Howell
> howell@blegga.cac.washington.edu

Zitierend,
Martin.

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