Woah or Whoa?

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Woah or Whoa?

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  1. Fun
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    I'm literally just curious...

    Which one do you type?

    I recently found out that the American spelling is "whoa." However, I type "woah."

    In my opinion, if you're trying to tell someone to stop in an interjection, you'd say, "Whoa!" However, if you were amazed at something, you would say, "Woah!"
     
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    I just say Woah. :’)
     
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    It is "woah", in most cases.
     
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    I thought the american spelling is "woah"
     
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    "Woah" is what I type.
     
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    I’ve never in my life heard someone say “Whoa” and if I did, I’d probably lose all trust I had for them
     
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    I'd say for me, it's pretty much what you said :> I'd even pronounce them differently, though.
    Woah = Wow! (positive)
    /wəʊ/
    Whoa = Slow down/Oh my god! (negative)
    /wɒʊw/
    I once read a story written by someone who thought it was spelt "woe". It was painful to read (even though it was a good story).
    "Woe", she said, looking at the pile of Christmas presents.
     
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    Woah wtf is a Whoa?
     
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    woah woah woah woah
     
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    I say Woah but I have seen Whoa be used, in fact the name of a song I listen to is Whoa :eek:
     
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    Never in my lifetime have I seen whoa.
     
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    I use both. It's based on what I'm responding to.
     
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    Its more of a whhhhhhhoah, drag out the 'wh' noise. ;)
     
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    whoa
     
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    Woah, altough whoa sounds like some delicious meal.
     
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    That will give me nightmares :tearsofjoy:

    It seems like most people use woah, too! I've never seen a woe though :blush:
     
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    Woe you surprised ;)
     
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    I was going to say "Woah" but after thinking about this I forgot which one I use haha
     
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    I use whoah
     

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