Aaaaah! How do you spell a scream???

[chuffingalong]

Hi, I was hoping one of you lovely Pedants could help me with my appauling spelling.

How do you spell "aaah" as in a scream?

I'm busy making a banner for our Halloween party, but I need to make sure it's the right spelling before I take ages making it.

Thanks. [hsmile]

AFAIK, there isn't one standard spelling, but 'aargh' would be recognisable and is widely used.

I would use aaarrrrrggghhh!

But I'm not a pedant [hgrin]

Thank you. That was a quick response! I'll use that one then. [hsmile]

You definitely need an 'r' in there, and a 'g'. I'd say the exact combination is up to the individual. And what you can fit on the banner?

Definitely with an RGH in there somewhere.

Aaaaah might be mistaken for the doctor says go aaah or aaaah what a cute kitten rather than aaaaah a zombie.

Oh! and another one. Thank you, I am known for my abstract spelling, so maybe. [hwink]

Argh! Or Aaaarrrrgghhhh! etc for a scream

Ahhhh, is for a doctor or something cute.

I say 'argh!' when I stand on DS's lego but 'ahhh' when I see the baby next door.

Given that it's a Halloween banner it'll probably be obvious what kind of aaaah you meant :o

Like what I've done...

Seeing that you've posted in Pedants' Corner, and that you have actually asked for help with your spelling, am I allowed to mention that it's 'appalling', not 'appauling'?

And also, it really should be Hallowe'en

Yes, thank you RusyBear. I'll try to remember that one, and the Hallowe'en. [hsmile] I told you it was shocking.