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Morgan · 02-26-2009, 11:25 AM

I always think the word "voila" is always so underused :)

Good tips!

SailDesign · 02-26-2009, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Morgan

I always think the word "voila" is always so underused :)

Good tips!

OMFG, THANK YOU for spelling that little sucker correctly! I am so sick of seeing it spelled "Wallah" or something like that. I hate to correct folks all the time (although I do it occasionally just to keep in practice!)

Yar Is Word · 02-26-2009, 08:26 PM

wallah

: a person who is associated with a particular work or who performs a specific duty or service —usually used in combination <the book wallah was an itinerant peddler — George Orwell>

SailDesign · 02-26-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Yar Is Word

wallah

: a person who is associated with a particular work or who performs a specific duty or service —usually used in combination <the book wallah was an itinerant peddler — George Orwell>

Yup! Like the punkah-wallah that operates the punkah fan - usually from OUTSIDE the room it's in.

Morgan · 02-26-2009, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SailDesign

OMFG, THANK YOU for spelling that little sucker correctly! I am so sick of seeing it spelled "Wallah" or something like that. I hate to correct folks all the time (although I do it occasionally just to keep in practice!)

fyi:

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A viola is a flower or a musical instrument. The expression which means “behold!” is voila. It comes from a French expression literally meaning “look there!” In French it is spelled with a grave accent over the A, as voilà, but when it was adopted into English, it lost its accent. Such barbarous misspellings as “vwala” are even worse, caused by the reluctance of English speakers to believe that OI can represent the sound “wah,” as it usually does in French.

At one point, I was fluent in French and as a future educator, incorrect spelling really bothers me.

*MAD DOG* · 02-26-2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Morgan

fyi:

At one point, I was fluent in French and as a future educator, incorrect spelling really bothers me.

lolz dats funniez. jk. People who speak in sms chat must be the death of you then.

02-26-2009, 11:25 AM	#1
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02-26-2009, 08:26 PM	#3
Yar Is Word Drives: Yaris 5 door liftback Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 648	wallah : a person who is associated with a particular work or who performs a specific duty or service —usually used in combination <the book wallah was an itinerant peddler — George Orwell>