https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4gcQj_NZ30
― boxedjoy, Friday, 19 January 2018 18:30 (six years ago) link
Woah is what Snowy says and only he may say it
Snowy says Wooah!, gtfo you fake geek girl
― Haribo Hancock (sic), Friday, 19 January 2018 19:12 (six years ago) link
https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0002/120/MI0002120116.jpg?partner=allrovi.com
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 19 January 2018 19:14 (six years ago) link
there is only whoa and woe imo
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Friday, 19 January 2018 19:30 (six years ago) link
anguished quotes by existential philosophers etc etc
― #TeamHailing (imago), Friday, 19 January 2018 19:39 (six years ago) link
Whoa! to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea
― jmm, Friday, 19 January 2018 19:48 (six years ago) link
whoah! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m69klb78cQ
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Friday, 19 January 2018 19:52 (six years ago) link
One of these is actually just wrong and fuiud
― remember the lmao (darraghmac), Friday, January 19, 2018 7:29 AM (three days ago)
otm
Duddest of the dud: not having the strength of conviction either way and retreating to "woa"
― WilliamC, Monday, 22 January 2018 16:36 (six years ago) link
https://cdn.head-fi.org/a/9246361.jpg
"Whoa."
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 22 January 2018 16:42 (six years ago) link
Can we get a ruling on 'Wo!'?― the smartest persin in the room (Old Lunch), Friday, January 19, 2018 1:53 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post PermalinkWho TF says that?― Badgers (dog latin), Friday, January 19, 2018 1:54 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― the smartest persin in the room (Old Lunch), Friday, January 19, 2018 1:53 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Who TF says that?
― Badgers (dog latin), Friday, January 19, 2018 1:54 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
British rappers apparently:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd9gEMJ7-cM
― Badgers (dog latin), Monday, 22 January 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
Righteous Brothers sang wo-o-wo-o-wo in their greatest hit.
― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 22 January 2018 17:35 (six years ago) link
i made a supercut of all the Bill & Ted woahs
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 22 January 2018 17:40 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwNrOPFFNjU
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 22 January 2018 17:41 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP0Sjhp0KLo
Every time I see this thread title I get ‘Ride On Time’ stuck in my head
― faust apes (NickB), Monday, 22 January 2018 17:54 (six years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61dyC%2B90fxL._SS500.jpg https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51bymMDTdGL.jpg
― mookieproof, Monday, 22 January 2018 17:58 (six years ago) link
^ a visitor from the 'spiritual hats' thread
― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 22 January 2018 18:18 (six years ago) link
great work adamvania
― Badgers (dog latin), Monday, 22 January 2018 23:06 (six years ago) link
didn't we do this a couple of years ago
― kinder, Monday, 22 January 2018 23:10 (six years ago) link
Noah
― remember the lmao (darraghmac), Monday, 22 January 2018 23:12 (six years ago) link
ATTN: Copyeditors and Grammar Fiends
― kinder, Monday, 22 January 2018 23:16 (six years ago) link
is this a January ritual dog latin? :)
― kinder, Monday, 22 January 2018 23:18 (six years ago) link
huh, i genuinely don't remember writing that.
― Badgers (dog latin), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 09:38 (six years ago) link
https://img.discogs.com/-L0uQ9iaerh1CMdrepBNqXOOUJU=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-2445721-1284474081.jpeg.jpg
― Tim, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 11:08 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 23 February 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 24 February 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
...britishes?
― sleepingbag, Saturday, 24 February 2018 00:26 (six years ago) link
Results otm and as stated fuiud
― Planck Blather (darraghmac), Saturday, 24 February 2018 00:46 (six years ago) link
bill ladson concurs
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 February 2018 00:53 (six years ago) link
wau
― how to diss a peer completely (unregistered), Saturday, 24 February 2018 01:06 (six years ago) link
Definitely Woah. It flows the the best. The other way is clunky.
― “Big” Don Abernathy, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 04:40 (three years ago) link
You're swimming against the floah.
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 04:43 (three years ago) link
this may be the final straw
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 04:48 (three years ago) link
I’m not trying to be disrespectful since I’m still relatively new here (and granted I haven’t read the thread yet) but my brother in law is in linguistics and he told me how this came up in a conference and they settled on “woah” so maybe let’s not be too proud of this cute poll thing here lol
― “Big” Don Abernathy, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 04:57 (three years ago) link
being proud of cute polls is why this place exists
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 05:00 (three years ago) link
please note: linguists worthy of respect do not arrogate to themselves the power to decide such matters. they study what people say and write, amd accept them as the sole and final arbiters of correctness. if we ilxors conclude that 'whoa' is correct, then linguists cannot override us.
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 05:01 (three years ago) link
Okay that’s fine. I should just let people have their fun with this stuff. Ultimately some things just aren’t about what the truth is. Hey mods please feel free to delete my posts in this thread!
― “Big” Don Abernathy, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 05:02 (three years ago) link
And other threads
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 05:51 (three years ago) link
No!!
― “Big” Don Abernathy, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 06:03 (three years ago) link
you're new here? feels like you've been around a long time. like an old friend, or a favorite pair of socks.
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 12:54 (three years ago) link
I've never said either out loud tbh, but "Woah!" in the company of human beings seems appropriate, but I think you would say "Whoa!" to a horse, the -hw sounds seems to make more sense in the latter case. I would probably write "Woah!" because "Whoa!" looks a bit odd.
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 13:07 (three years ago) link
Hwoa, surely?
― Wet Pretzels and Other Soggy Snacks (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 13:43 (three years ago) link
Wo - it's one syllable, two less letters. save us all time plz this planet hasn't got long
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 13:51 (three years ago) link
Hwoa only if you are about to tell us about the spear-Danes
― american primitive stylophone (zchyrs), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 13:54 (three years ago) link
I come from a place where /hw/ hasn't completely died out.
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 14:09 (three years ago) link
Everyone is probably too busy to do it but I get a sense from the recent posts that if this poll were run and voted on again that “woah!” would run away with it.
― “Big” Don Abernathy, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:07 (three years ago) link
"whoa", and the back-up when it needs to use the restroom is "wo"
"woah" is back in toledo washing dishes
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:09 (three years ago) link
but yes, i am way too busy to use ilx right now lol
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:10 (three years ago) link
I maintain, as upthread, that 'woah' =
https://j.gifs.com/m26OYx.gif
― Wet Pretzels and Other Soggy Snacks (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:17 (three years ago) link
i just want to add that i am definitely NOT too busy to use ilx right now, i was just being sarcastic. these are the issues that matter
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:18 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ykXXqFu.png
case closed
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:19 (three years ago) link
I think you would say "Whoa!" to a horse
When spoken in human company, "whoa" (as I've heard it used) expresses surprise, but it also carries with it the implication of "slow down and give me a moment to absorb that".
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:21 (three years ago) link
it also carries with it the implication of "slow down and give me a moment to absorb that".
sometimes it does. but it can also mean "no no, stop that!", whether to a horse or to another person. i'm thinking back to various times in my life when i have witnessed something horrible that should immediately stop. it's tough to recall particulars, but i remember shouting variants of "whoa whoa whoa no! no!"
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:23 (three years ago) link
Big Don Afterthought going full Sidney Powell
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:23 (three years ago) link
"whoa" may be a more generalized word for me, though - almost more like a sound or a feeling, sometimes. whoa flies out of my mouth left and right, in many contexts
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:24 (three years ago) link