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Old 02-13-2012, 06:45 AM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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Aren't they related to Corky's?
Or perhaps Irish settlers.

 
Old 02-13-2012, 08:34 AM
 
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Default What about "WALA!" for "Voila" STOP IT!

Finally, get to rant aobut this:

If you want to use a phrase for "here it is" or "behold!" -- then learn to say the French "voila" --- and for the love of language, stop saying 'WAHLAH" or "WALA"

Just stop it! *I feel better now*
 
Old 02-13-2012, 08:39 AM
 
Location: Elsewhere
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Originally Posted by measured1 View Post
Finally, get to rant aobut this:

If you want to use a phrase for "here it is" or "behold!" -- then learn to say the French "voila" --- and for the love of language, stop saying 'WAHLAH" or "WALA"

Just stop it! *I feel better now*
ROFL. I saw that a couple of times before I realized they meant "voila".

I think they are the same people who type "say la vee".
 
Old 02-13-2012, 10:43 AM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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Walla, that one drives me nuts. Sure glad I read comic books growing up, that's where I learned it.
 
Old 02-13-2012, 12:35 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Yes, 'data' is plural.

'Media' is also plural - the singular is 'medium'.

And the rarely-seen plural of 'forum' is 'fora', although I think it's too late for that one. 'Forums' has become the accepted plural, just as 'indexes' has replaced 'indices'.
 
Old 02-13-2012, 02:10 PM
 
Location: Richardson, TX
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just as 'indexes' has replaced 'indices'.
Not in Mineralogy.
 
Old 02-14-2012, 12:04 PM
 
Location: Elsewhere
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Yes, 'data' is plural.

'Media' is also plural - the singular is 'medium'.

And the rarely-seen plural of 'forum' is 'fora', although I think it's too late for that one. 'Forums' has become the accepted plural, just as 'indexes' has replaced 'indices'.
I still use 'indices'. And 'appendices'.
 
Old 02-14-2012, 12:41 PM
 
Location: Richardson, TX
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I still use 'indices'. And 'appendices'.
And vortices and vertices.
 
Old 02-14-2012, 03:32 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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A Google search for 'indexes' gets 103 million hits. A search for 'indices' gets 22.4 million. Y'all are part of a dwindling minority.
 
Old 02-14-2012, 10:10 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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Originally Posted by bostonguy1960 View Post

But it was probably posted at all Gulfs in the country! (or would it be Gulf's, according to some?).

Gulves.

A friend of mine used to pluralize female flight attendants as "stewardi".
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