September 5, 2008

Huge pet peeve

It makes me cringe when people say “wala!” or “wallah” or something instead of “voila.” Are they JOKING? Or do they really not know the actual word?

“I just put it in the microwave, zap it for two minutes and wallah.”

  1. radarchive reblogged this from anjalouise
  2. tabitha reblogged this from anjalouise and added:
    even pronounced with a “w” what
  3. capucha reblogged this from loonachic and added:
    Hahahha ! This reminds me of a movie I saw when I was in the US, where the mother made what was supposed to be a french...
  4. loonachic reblogged this from hannahmaimai and added:
    It’s true. I’m not trying.
  5. ianlee reblogged this from hannahmaimai and added:
    THEIR not really trying. ;)
  6. hannahmaimai reblogged this from anjalouise and added:
    i just think native english speakers have a problem with french pronounciations in general.
  7. rozzie reblogged this from anjalouise and added:
    I had a coworker who over IM would...‘hola.’ That drove me crazy!!
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