The difference between Ah and Er
When used as verbs, ah means to give a cry of "ah", whereas er means to utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found almost exclusively in the phrase um and er.
Ah is also noun with the meaning: an instance of the interjection ah.
Ah is also pronoun with the meaning: , most often indicating that the speaker is using a scottish or american (particularly southern) accent.}}.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ah and Er
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Ah as a noun:
An instance of the interjection ah.
Examples:
"the crowd's oohs and ahs at the fireworks"
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Ah as a verb:
To give a cry of "ah".
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Ah as a pronoun:
, most often indicating that the speaker is using a Scottish or American (particularly Southern) accent.}}
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Er as a verb (informal):
To utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found almost exclusively in the phrase um and er.
Examples:
"He ummed and erred his way through the presentation."