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To: iowamark

My one time boss, a U.C. Berkeley graduate, would say “wolla” for “voila”, and “another words” for “in other words”, among many such malapropisms that I should of thought of jotting down.


83 posted on 09/28/2011 2:14:05 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Revolting cat!
Also not to be confused with the musical instrument:

155 posted on 09/28/2011 5:14:53 PM PDT by mikrofon (Viola!)
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To: Revolting cat!
My one time boss, a U.C. Berkeley graduate, would say “wolla” for “voila”, and “another words” for “in other words”, among many such malapropisms that I should of thought of jotting down.

Oh, there are many other possibilities for misspelling voilà! I've seen wallah, wahlah, wa la, waalaa, whala, whalaa, and whoala, as well as the ever-popular musical instrument. Yes, I started keeping a list three or four years ago.

The most recent find is voile. Mental picture of someone pulling a screening piece of fabric away to show the hidden object.

218 posted on 09/29/2011 12:20:18 AM PDT by Tea Party Hobbit (The RINOs lack all conviction, and the Dems are full of passionate intensity)
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