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"POLA" would be for "astonishment", instead of "surprise". Based on the Wikipedia citations, POLA looks like the older form of the phrase.
by khedoros 10y ago
"POLA" would be for "astonishment", instead of "surprise". Based on the Wikipedia citations, POLA looks like the older form of the phrase.
- geofft 10y agoAh, thanks. I parsed that as "authority", which is a different thing altogether, but yes, I've heard "astonishment".