While talking on AIM, I often want to “sigh” to the person with whom I’m talking. The problem is, I have no idea how to do this. I don’t like using sigh, so what can I use? I’m looking for something along the lines of “ugh” being used to show disgust, or “grr” for anger. Something quick and snappy. Got anything?
Nope. I always end up saying <sigh>.
/agree
I use <sigh> also.
Pretty much any emote-type thing I either use / or <>.
When I emote online I always use asterisks. That way it won’t accidentally be parsed as some kind of code, like if I had used one of the various brackets available.
Back when I used to write by hand, I used little lines, kind of like a combination of these: =sigh= and >sigh<
Hmm. Can’t think of anything… I always use sigh. Maybe 
What’s wrong with sigh? Just out of curiosity. Pretty standard and reconizable, and what else do you need it to be? Although I admit <sigh> seems to convey a certain wistfullness that * is lacking, I couldn’t say why.
Harummmmphhhhhhhhh! You have to stress the H’s at the end or it won’t be as effective.
“Harrumph” and “sigh” aren’t interchangeable – “harrumph” is disgruntled, “sigh” is resigned. (And of course there’s “hmph,” which I also use, for skepticism.)
I personally just type them in, no tags at all.
Oh… that is OPINION… personal interpretation…not fact! silly billy.
Is thgis the most whooshed whoosh of all time?
Yeah and because I made up that because of the amount of extra h’s involved… how could someone determine an interchangeable difference with that and something else… what if I added two more h’s for a dramatic effect… would that change any factual definition? mr. smarty pants?
Apparently. I’m still looking up in the sky figuring out what the whoosh is.
I did sigh long before I typed stuff online … it’s the way the Peanuts kids sigh, and I started reading it as “star - SIGH - star” as a child.
Since then I’ve been hooked.
Another pressing question is: how do you represent a shudder of disgust? (as in, picture the offspring of Tucker Carlson and Ann Coulter … okay, what sound did you just make?)
cowgirl. :: shudder :: or Oog. or Glorfp!
Sigh.
How about: Ooooyyyyyyyy…
I use :: sigh :: instead of sigh because I interpret stars as bolded (emphasised) text, not as action notifiers.
And now “sigh” is at that point where it looks like an incomprehensible glob of letters instead of a recognizable word. sigh sigh sigh sigh sigh sigh.
Asterisks are my “doing” signs.
So: sigh
I go Pepe Lepew; Le Sigh.
Sideshow Bob Rake Shudder
I don’t have this problem, since when I sigh in real life I actually say the word “sigh” instead of just exhaling loudly. Yes, people think I’m weird. But you should try it! It’s fun, and condescending.
Girlfriend: Hey, you need to come clothes shopping with me this weekend.
Me: Sigh.
Girlfriend: What did you just say? Did you just say the word sigh? What is wrong with you?
Me: Nothing! I love clothes shopping! Sarcasm!
Girlfriend: You are so weird.