cry

Hello

I found the following sentences.

1) Mary gave a cry of surprise.
2) She uttered a cry of joy.

Questin 1
Are these expressions commonly used, or formal?
Question2
How can I rewrite 1) and 2) ? Would you give me some expressions?

Thank you.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Unregistered Lina

Hello

I found the following sentences.

1) Mary gave a cry of surprise.
2) She uttered a cry of joy.

Questin 1
Are these expressions commonly used, or formal?
Question2
How can I rewrite 1) and 2) ? Would you give me some expressions?

They could be either formal or informal. Yes, those sort of expressions are commonly used, and certainly they are commonly understood.

1) Mary excitedly expressed her surprise.
Mary shrieked in surprise.
2) Mary shouted with joy.
"Whee!" said Mary, making a joyful sound.

[tuangpi]

"Hura" is a cry of joy.

Hura! We won the game.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by tuangpi

"Hura" is a cry of joy.

That is true, altho it is usually spelled hurrah.

Originally Posted by tuangpi

Hura! We won the game.

Yay!

[tuangpi]

Originally Posted by RonBee

That is true, altho it is usually spelled hurrah.

Yay!

Ooops! And thank you, Ron!