Actually the word is "ow" which you folks don't accept. Most common word in my neighborhood and I use it all the time and it makes me laugh to myself

I like to imagine seeing the gestalt, whatever that means. So, when soemone says something I also think about what they are not saying and this often leads to a questioning of their words in addition to support for their view. When I hear that this is being 'negative', I get annoyed. It seems like negativity is under attack, so I support it.