wala. walla. and voilà

[wdfifteen]

I see people write "wala" or "walla" more and more when they mean "voilà".
Is the use of these "words" an intentional attempt to Americanize the French voilà or do people just not know that the word for "here it is" is voilà?

[LEAKYSEALS951]

whoops?

edit: oops?
I took latin!

[JJ 911SC]

Difficile à dire, but I bet they make no mistake when they wish for "Ménage à trois"

[LEAKYSEALS951]

So if I said I once met a girl one night, and we went back to her room, and her friend was there, and since there was two of them, and only one of me, then
"voilà" a "Ménage à trois"is correct? si?

[JJ 911SC]

Lmft4u

Originally Posted by leakyseals951

... Then "voilà", un "ménage à trois"...

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Lmft4u

Thank you.
Never took French.
Failed Latin
Failed Spanish.

Learned something on PPOT.

[JJ 911SC]

and since you seem to have a leaky seal, un bébé est use possibilité...

[dtw]

Don't forget "viola"...

[LEAKYSEALS951]

But my example was just an example...
But if you ever see a BIG NOSED 12 year old (12 year olds?) in upstate NY, remember-
It was JUST A HYPOTHETICAL!

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by dtw

Don't forget "viola"...

I doubt that you play one since you seem to think that its French.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951

But my example was just an example...
But if you ever see a BIG NOSED 12 year old (12 year olds?) in upstate NY, remember-
It was JUST A HYPOTHETICAL!

Très drôle

[Tobra]

They refer to Walla Walla, a place so nice they named it twice.

Really, Americans can't even handle English, what do you expect if you start mixing in French, German or Yiddish?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

people just not know that the word for "here it is" is voilà?

And there's your answer...

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Difficile à dire, but I bet they make no mistake when they wish for "Ménage à trois"

Remember the South Park episode where Cartman's mom was involved in a "manage oh three?" LOL!

[dtw]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

I doubt that you play one since you seem to think that its French.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola

Huh?! Where'd you get that from? I was using it as yet another example of ways Americans butcher "voilà".

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by Tobra

They refer to Walla Walla, a place so nice they named it twice.

Really, Americans can't even handle English, what do you expect if you start mixing in French, German or Yiddish?

Yiddish? Forget it you don't need the tsoris!

[Shaun @ Tru6]

[Hayabusa]

How about a CARMEL macchiato! Can't people out a little effort into their delivery?


CAR'A-MEL! SAY IT! SAY IT!!!

[Paul K]

Walla Walla is a city in Washington State...

Similarly silly is when people put 'chow' instead of ciao. Idiots!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Paul K

Walla Walla is a city in Washington State...

Similarly silly is when people put 'chow' instead of ciao. Idiots!

How about cheow? I low chow, try to have it several times a day.