Oh, yeah, Joe!

Oh yeah, Joe!

Yoong LiatOh yeah, Joe!

Exactly! One could easily end up with more commas than words.

Interjections are followed by a comma, so it’s Oh, yeah, Joe!


Additionally, the COCA has 4908 citations for oh, yeah and only 1474 for oh yeah.

Aspara Gus the COCA has 4908 citations for oh, yeah and only 1474 for oh yeah.

Yes, but it has 48 for oh, yeah, Name and 27 for oh yeah, Name. The comma between oh and yeah is clearly more common, but the absence of the comma is common enough to be considered acceptable, I think.

fivejedjonYes, but it has 48 for oh, yeah, Name and 27 for oh yeah, Name.

I didn’t think what came after was really relevant.

Aspara GusI didn’t think what came after was really relevant.

That was what the question was about.

fivejedjonThat was what the question was about.

I’m not seeing how the use of a name after "oh, yeah" has anything to do with the first comma. "Oh" remains an interjection.

I think the OP’s concern is that two commas might be excessive. In that case, there are 1495 citations for "oh, yeah," and only 748 for "oh yeah,".

Aspara GusI’m not seeing how the use of a name after "oh, yeah" has anything to do with the first comma.

Some who would say "Oh, yeah!" would say "Oh yeah, Joe" to avoid too many commas.

Aspara Gus"Oh" remains an interjection.

Some would consider "Oh yeah' an interjection.

Aspara GusI think the OP’s c

fivejedjonAnd two people who responded thoughtha two commas were excessive

You missed my last comment.

That's what I should've stated from the outset. “Oh” is an interjection and should logically be followed by a comma, regardless whether the limited text is drowning in commas.


The same would apply to:


“Oh, ***, Laura, no!”

(Better would be, “Oh, ***, Laura—no!”)

“Oh, my, Jill.”