Talk:Hella

Took out part of the first description

I took out the part which read "used indiginously[1] throughout the United States and Canada." The cited source doesn't claim that at all, furthermore the cited source is the urban dictionary. It seems very fishy to claim "Hella" is used throughout the United States, as well as Canada. The word "Indiginously" is also misspelled, and doesn't mean what the original author thinks it means. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.202.135.113 (talk) 05:55, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Perhaps the original contributor lives in the Bay Area and thinks it's representative of all of North America.

Kenwg (talk) 17:39, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

In the spirit of the Oxford English Dictionary, I first heard a Hawaiian woman I worked with in Seattle in 1990 describe the term 'hella' and she used it all the time as a prefix and to cadence her patter and proudly said it was Hawaiian. I didn't hear it again until about 1996 in San Francisco from a woman from Boston and longtime resident of SF but with a very thick Boston accent. She used it exclusively as a prefix to a longtime Boston term, 'wicked,' but she said it was common usage in Boston then to say, 'hella wicked.' Hard to date and source these things accurately, as I have worked with many who zip around the country and sling their favorite phrases as they travel. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.205.82.162 (talk) 05:10, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

The word Hella appears in one of the Mike Helm's movies, in the 60's

The Matt Helm's charactor, played by Dean Martin, uses the term "hella" in one of the Matt Helms movies in the late 60's. Cannot remember which one, so this is mostly just a reminder until I get a chance to confirm, unless someone else finds it first. — fcsuper ^{(How's That?, That's How!)} _{(Exclusionistic Immediatist )} — 04:57, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Matt Helm? TJRC (talk) 20:15, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

That's more like it! TJRC (talk) 22:00, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Hella Nor Cal or Totally So Cal? The Perceptual Dialectology of California

This paper is hella relevant, and has some totally interesting information that could be included in this article.

Hella Nor Cal or Totally So Cal? The Perceptual Dialectology of California

This study provides the first detailed account of perceptual dialectology within California (as well as one of the first accounts of perceptual dialectology within any single state). Quantitative analysis of a map-labeling task carried out in Southern California reveals that California's most salient linguistic boundary is between the northern and southern regions of the state. Whereas studies of the perceptual dialectology of the United States as a whole have focused almost exclusively on regional dialect differences, respondents associated particular regions of California less with distinctive dialects than with differences in language (English versus Spanish), slang use, and social groups. The diverse sociolinguistic situation of California is reflected in the emphasis both on highly salient social groups thought to be stereotypical of California by residents and nonresidents alike (e.g., surfers) and on groups that, though prominent in the cultural landscape of the state, remain largely unrecognized by outsiders (e.g., hicks).

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0075424207307780?ssource=mfc&rss=1&

http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/bucholtz/sites/secure.lsit.ucsb.edu.ling.d7_b/files/sitefiles/research/publications/Bucholtz2001-JLA.pdf

Xardox (talk) 23:28, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

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Life is Strange

The slang is also used pretty often by the deuteragonist in the game life is strange, a game that has sold over a million copies and won awards. It should at the very least be mentioned.

I'm gonna add it to the article some days from now, unless someone gives a good reason for why it shouldn't be included.

--84.210.102.191 (talk) 02:18, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

See also section

What's wrong with that section? --evrik ^(talk) 15:04, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Hi. There are three things wrong with your edit.

• Firstly you have inserted it three times now without consensus. You know that that is not how WP:BRD works.
• Secondly it is inviting the reader to "see also" a word that has absolutely no similarity that is evident to them. They don't mean the same, they don't mean anything similar and they are used differently by different people. What relationship is the reader supposed to draw between them? Is it a secret or are they to guess?
• Thirdly, when invited to discuss, you decide instead that it's up to others to explain the problem, not for you to explain your edit.

Could you please specifically explain why you believe the words are related/similar. Thanks. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 19:49, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• BRD is not policy. It was inserted into the article, then I reverted your edit, so your math is off. Second, while they may be slightly different they are similar in that they are common words in their on regions. Third, if you believe w need consensus to add it or remove, start an RFC. --evrik ^(talk)

So they are "similar" because they are commonly used words in different places? Seriously? Despite meaning entirely different things? This is weak justification for a "see also" and one the reader is unlikely to consider, particularly if they are not told this "similarity". It not unusual that slang and colloquialisms are localised, it's practically how they are defined. If we are to use that as a criteria, this could be the start of a very long list.

I'm not wishing to be drawn into a pointless disagreement of who did what.

After reverting the content twice, and making no attempt to modify or discuss it, I'm still keen for you to explain it. That's how things work, the onus is on you, not me. If you believe that the words are "similar" then please show a similarity that's better than; "they are common words in their on regions". Thanks. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 16:21, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

I'm unsure why you object to jawn, but not skookum. --evrik ^(talk) 15:58, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

You have a point, perhaps it should do to. But at least these words do appear to have a similar meaning, of an extreme amount. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 17:05, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

(Adjective) As Hell

When I first started to hear this slang, I always thought it was used to replace the phrase "as hell," rather than "Hell of a." Example: Good as hell --> hella good. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.190.5.85 (talk) 01:15, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Usage as a full sentence

Hello fellow Wikipedians! 'Hella' is often used as a full sentence (around my parts anyway which is San Francisco). I added this case to the usage section but I didn't know how to deal with the formatting for the two sentences on the same line. Perhaps someone with a higher aesthetic will come along and make it look nicer :o) Thanks! Sukey (talk) 08:02, 4 January 2022 (UTC)