My great aunt Penny and my great uncle Joel a year before they were married in 1969. Out of five siblings, they’re the only couple still together today.1Sluggo t1_itxceoz wrote
Wow, 54 years is one hella accomplishment. I wish them all the best.
cingerix t1_itzcapp wrote
lol, i think you meant "hell of a".
"hella" is like a synonym for "very".
ScottGilbert t1_itzdq2j wrote
Hell of an*
cingerix t1_itzdujs wrote
haha, true!
funny that you're getting upvoted and i'm getting downvoted when we both agree lol.
Boxsquid0 t1_itzgg95 wrote
the colloquialism is helluva, but what is English anyway
cingerix t1_itzi8by wrote
yeah that spelling works just as well!
"hella" is just a completely different slang word lol
montdidier t1_iu1ptt1 wrote
My best guess as to why you are getting downvoted is because folks consider these expressions to simply be morphological clippings/contractions of the original expression. While it is commonly used as an adjectival intensifier they don’t agree with your assertion that it is different altogether and you have introduced an irrelevant argument and have distracted from a perfectly relatable comment.
thrownoncerial t1_iu180w5 wrote
But what about "Hell'a"
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