[function_seven]

> but the local “hella” is both less emphatic and used slightly differently.

So you're in Northern CA, I take it? In Southern California, “hella” is widely mocked. Regional differences are quite fractal :)

[evincarofautumn]

Yeah, SF bay area, although I didn’t actually hear “hella” that much until I started spending time in Reno, NV, where my partner is from. Most of my coworkers have been from elsewhere in the country & world.