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GWS Lexicon: New nominee word arrives just Wahlago

By Sharon Whitehurst

Perhaps you or your readers can help us "in-comers" with a fine point of interpretation.

Daughter G. came back from Walmart yesterday with a phrase that is new to us.

"Wahlago": spoken as one word. From the context she gathers it translates in our "from away" speak as "awhile ago."

This would seem a useful remark to accompany the scratching of one's head in a thoughtful manner when appealed to for recollection of a past happening. While not referring to ancient history, there's a suggestion that an event which happend wahlago requires a judicious review before a declaration of facts can be made.

I'm not good at phonetic spelling and would appreciate a better rendition of the phrase. I would pronounce "awhile" with a long "I" and the "H" and "L" would definitely be heard. -Sharon Whitehurst




This story was posted on 2011-05-04 16:31:26
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