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Wallah! It's the first time I've seen voilà written this way. But when I think about it, it seems like a really obvious thing to do so I wonder how common it is.
Is it a "thing" that I've just missed before now?

No, I’m on a mostly American Facebook page and it’s really commonly used there. I had to google because I didn’t know what it meant!

I have seen that on Failbook before but never in real life.

I saw a sealing light advertised on eBay once

A TV what...?

'delete if not aloud' on Facebook groups

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Wallah! It's the first time I've seen voilà written this way. But when I think about it, it seems like a really obvious thing to do so I wonder how common it is. Is it a "thing" that I've just missed before now?

It's always mentioned on the numerous threads on here started to slag off other people's poor English, so, yes, it's a thing you've missed. Often it's used ironically to try and be funny.

I saw a post that read "You're such a hypocrit, it's like the popcorn kettle black"

Took me a while to work it out but it's my new favourite saying now 🤣

Winder winder (window winder - when cars still had those)

Being generous, I assume they're not Arabic speakers...? In which case it's a legitimate word.
It means "I swear to God".

Interestingly, I looked up the origin of "wallah" for "voilà" and its earliest use was noted in 1739. The linguist Arnold Zwicky hypothesises that it's what non-French speakers would automatically write if they knew the word aurally but not in writing.

I have to be honest.

When people write “draws” instead of drawers it always surprises me. I understand many people are sadly functionally Illiterate, but when posting on a forum it’s clear you have a very basic grasp of being able to read and write. How people get to adult hood, have their own homes and don’t know it’s a drawer and not a draw always surprises me.

Been waiting for one of these threads 😬

I once saw someone's name written in an appointment book as Vagaina instead of Virginia!

The linguist Arnold Zwicky hypothesises that it's what non-French speakers would automatically write if they knew the word aurally but not in writing

That's interesting, but it also relies on the writer not knowing the pronunciation. There's a definite 'v' sound.

@Bluntness100

I have to be honest.

When people write “draws” instead of drawers it always surprises me. I understand many people are sadly functionally Illiterate, but when posting on a forum it’s clear you have a very basic grasp of being able to read and write. How people get to adult hood, have their own homes and don’t know it’s a drawer and not a draw always surprises me.

Muphry strikes again.

I have two that spring to mind

Frogs born - frogspawn

Expresso- espresso

Lots of 'Bran New' things on our FB Marketplace

Not a spelling error, but....

Orrrrrrr

Our local seaside estate agent is advertising a flat with see vues on a garden board.

There was a thread on here recently which wasn't going the OP's way and she ended a post with 'Chow!' (ciao).

Dog bowels?

Last week there was a Mumsnet thread where someone was described as being rather "non-shallot."
The thread rather sad in its content, and probably not the place for a grammar jump-on but it made me laugh. It will be non-shallot for ever from now on.

@ClaudiaWankleman

The linguist Arnold Zwicky hypothesises that it's what non-French speakers would automatically write if they knew the word aurally but not in writing

That's interesting, but it also relies on the writer not knowing the pronunciation. There's a definite 'v' sound.

If you say whallah with the right emphasis I think your brain inserts the "v" sound so you can get away with it verbally.

@Faranth
One seater sofa? an armchair then 🤣

Saw this ages ago. Bon apetit