I can't believe how many people seem to have no idea how to spell this word. It's not wah-la, or walla, or any variation thereof. There's a v in it, and a whole bunch of vowels. Like viola (or maybe viola) but different.
Seriously, peeps, viola and voila are two different words. They're not even homonyms or homophones. A "viola" is an instrument you play; it's a noun, pronounced vee-OH-la. "Voila" is an expression that means "Ta-da," pronounced vwah-LAH. You can't sensibly say "I played the voila," nor can you sensibly say "Viola!" when you mean "There you go!"
Just because Firefox's spellcheck pings on voila doesn't mean it's right!
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related pet peeve
Date: 2007-05-21 02:42 pm (UTC)Just because Firefox's spellcheck pings on voila doesn't mean it's right!
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Re: related pet peeve
Date: 2007-05-21 10:02 pm (UTC)