Talk:alas

related term "oh no"

added under "derived terms" Musicguyguy 02:10, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• Removed. The term (deprecated template usage) oh no is not derived from the term (deprecated template usage) alas. SemperBlotto 07:24, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Used Positively

I've seen some uses of this word in a positive light (kinda like "Eureka!"). Should there be a note in this entry about this sort of use? --98.203.241.55 21:29, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Can you show an example of this usage in real text? Equinox ◑ 21:30, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

RFC discussion: November 2007–February 2010

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alas

Indonesian and Latvian section: cryptic descriptions, improper formatting. Hm, maybe this belongs in rfv. H. (talk) 15:54, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

It also needs to have the Quotation template subst'ed. --EncycloPetey 16:03, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

How about now? Mglovesfun (talk) 14:30, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

adverb

Sentence connector: unfortunately; regrettably: there were, alas, none left --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:56, 27 December 2020 (UTC)