'what' or 'no way'

0If you are surprised, you can say: Really? or Wow?02br
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00No way = no chance! For instance: will be in no way effected by...02br
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00'What' wouldn't be my word of choice in the described situation:-)0-

0It's like a verbal "tic." It's very common.02br
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00Think of it as a very informal way of saying "Wow! What you just said is certainly surprising!"0-

0 TY for the reply, Kathrin and Grammar Geek.02br
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00May be I didn't provide enough information for my question, it's not a response during conversation, but more of a reaction to a scene, something impossible, highly unexpectable happening right in front of him, like seeing a man stands right back up after hit by a truck, and he's obligated to express some words for the

0Sorry Barbara, 02br
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00what do you mean is like a verbal 'tic.' and very common? What or no way? I assume 'what' and I had the impression that 'what' is a little bit rude in a company.02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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00The woman with a smile0-

0 01i00What!!!?02i00 can be used to express surprise at an event unfolding in front of you, yes.02br
00 I sense that it's short for 01i00What (the heck) is going on here?02i00 or 01i00What (the heck) just happened?02i02br
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01i00No way02i00 is different. It's used to say 'no'

0Hi Kathrin,02br
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00I mean a verbal tic, the way some people will brush their hair out of their eyes, even when it isn't in their eyes, as a physcial tic. 02br
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00Teenagers will use "like" scattered about in sentences as a type of tic. My children (sigh) send to say "What?" just about every time you say something to them if you haven't completey se

0TY for all inputs above 05002br
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00Hi Grammar Geek, 02br
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00That's exactly what has been bothering me, between 'what the ...' and 'what!??', I've seen the first one a lot but not the second one, for me when you say 'what??!', like you said, is more likely the person is asking for a pardon, or at least reacting unbearable for the last words -uni