Comments on: DUH v. DOH – All You Need to Know

By: Teeny Tiny Case Study Shows Huge Value of Blog Comments | Word Sell Blog

Teeny Tiny Case Study Shows Huge Value of Blog Comments | Word Sell Blog — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:03:39 +0000

[...] post title from H2 to H1, but also to prevent the H1 tag being applied to blog title on every page.DOH!Here I was, violating my own rules in the very post that explained them.Turns out, when we changed [...]

By: JonBoy

JonBoy — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:40:06 +0000

“Duh” may have gotten associated with Valley Girl talk in the 1980′s but it dates way back to some time before my own youth in the 1940′s and 1950′s. It expresses the opinion that someone is stupid, usually the other guy, but can be used in a self-deprecating manner. I think it may have caught on by a linquistic transformation process known as “back-formation” since it could be seen as a back-formation of both “dumb” and “dull.” Duh would sometimes be said with a “stupid-sounding” voice while making a face, mugging with an exaggerated overbite, half-lowered eyelids and raised eyebrows (look up the puppet character “Mortimer Snerd”).

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:51:23 +0000

Hi Jan, Glad you like the post! Occasionally I do like to get into the fine details of English grammar and usage. And while we’re at it … why not have a little fun?

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By: jan geronimo

jan geronimo — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:46:58 +0000

Love your disclaimer: Sorry, I never met a pun I did not like. I thought uh-oh when I read the title of the post. Just another self-indulgent post, I smirked to myself. Wow, I enjoyed this, who would have thought duh and doh - the different levels of meanings, hilarious examples as applied to conversations - can be so engaging a post? Certainly not me. It looks like slim pickings, this post. Turns out to be a full course meal. But then again, it must be the gas in my tummy from lapping up this funny post. jan geronimos last blog post..Blogging Tip: How To Build Your Personal Brand

By: maalpu

maalpu — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:01:15 +0000

You have all missed the key points.

DOH is an ACCEPTANCE that something YOU have said or done is obviously WRONG.

DUH is a CLAIM that something someone ELSE has said or done is CORRECT but so obvious that it was not worth bringing up.

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By: Serious Blog Design Flaws

Serious Blog Design Flaws — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:42:15 +0000

[...] to find internal search. DOH! That’s a bit of a problem on my own blog, and I’m trying to figure out how to fix [...]

By: Odds and Ends from Word Sell

Odds and Ends from Word Sell — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:55:52 +0000

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By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:40:23 +0000

Robyn, LOL, very true. Your visual imagination is working well. Duh can also be said in anything from one to about 10 syllables while the hands are in motion!

By: Robyn McMaster

Robyn McMaster — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:36:53 +0000

Brad, my first reaction to this is that the body gestures that go with the ‘duh’ expression helped make it what it is – the shrugging shoulders or the outstretstetched hands on each side or even the furrowed brows and downturned mouth.

Body language truly helped tell the story!