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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Oops

Hi.
When do you use the interjection 'oops' exactly?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

When you make a mistake, or when your mistake is pointed out.

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  • When you make a mistake, or when your mistake is pointed out.
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When you make a mistake, or when your mistake is pointed out.
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Not to express surprise?One dictionary included it too.Another one did not
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Not in AmE, for sure.

Wow or woah tend to be words for surprise.
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I found a couple of dictionaries that mentioned surprise, but I would say that the type of surprise involved would be the surprise of dropping a plate or spilling the paint pot. In my mind oops is always a response to a mistake or minor mishap.
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