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   From: cmdrlala@gmail.com   
      
   "Pete nospam Zakel"  wrote in message   
   news:49b83252$1@news.cadence.com...   
   > In article  "Doc"  writes:   
   >   
   >>"Walla" or 'wallah" is a well-known slang expression often used around the   
   >>Western world.   
   >   
   > Actually, although the pronunciation is close to "wallah", it is actually   
   > a French word spelled "voila".   
   >   
   > That's one of my pet peeves in this world of texting contractions, etc.   
   > Wun uv theez daes weer ol gonna be spelleeng liek dis and eyel just haf 2   
   > go kwietli crazee.   
   >   
   > Personally, I prefer standardized spelling and knowing the derivation of   
   > the   
   > words we use.  But that's just me.   
   >   
   > And, of course, I have my own quirks -- like using the word "stoopid" to   
   > mean   
   > something that is beyond just mere stupidity.   
   >   
   > -Pete Zakel   
   > (phz@seeheader.nospam)   
      
   LOL! There are few writers who haven't encountered the ubiquitous "viola",   
   including myself. Actually, "wallah" is a lazy variation of "vwallah" in   
   pronunciation, and as is the right of all free men in the free world, any   
   casual correspondent can use any expression they wish as long as the essence   
   of it is clearly understood. If it had not been understood by Mad Person, he   
   wouldn't have drawn a parallel to the French word "viola."   
      
   Doc   
      
   >   
   > "A Mormon is a man that has the bad taste and the religion to do what a   
   > good many other people are restrained from doing by conscientious   
   > scruples and the police."   
   > -Mr. Dooley   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)