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Re: BBS Software for //c
To: William Garber
On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:13:15 -0500, William Garber wrote:
> It's not 'viola', it's "VOILA".
>
> A viola is a stringed instrument with a voice
> between a violin and a cello. Voila means 'veiled'.
If it means 'veiled', why on earth do we use it to basically mean
'unveiled'? Google translates 'voila' from French to English as
'veiled' but www.thefreedictionary.com gives the following definition:
"Used to call attention to or express satisfaction with a thing shown or
accomplished."
If it meant 'veiled' it wouldn't be used to call attention to something
that is shown. :-)
I may be Canadian but I stopped dealing with French the first year in
school I was no longer required to take it so I'm no expert. :-)
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