hella-

[Bob Haas]

Isn't there an episode of "The Simpsons" in which Homer does the same thing?

Erin McKean wrote:

> Okay, no one else has mentioned this, so I'll out myself as a bad-TV watcher.
>
> I seem to recall a "South Park" episode where the Cartman character
> continually uses the word "hella" and it annoys his friends, who complain
> about him using it and ask him to shut up.
>
> Erin McKean
> editor at verbatimmag.com
>
> PS VERBATIM is still looking for short (< 1500 words) submissions on
> linguistic topics. These should be written for the layman. Think about what
> you say about your work at cocktail parties and formalize it. . .the
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Bob Haas
Department of English
High Point University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

                        "Shun the frumious Bandersnatch!"