The way far too many
people spell "hilarious." It is definitely one of the most popular misspelled words in the english laguage. "Halarious" is how most
people pronounce "Hilarious" in every
day speech. This is the root of the word.
An
IM conversation:
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Joe: "Dood thatz halarious"
Grant: "No
dude, it's your typing that's hilarious."