# WTH is Welp?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-is-welp/307642>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 9, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-is-welp/307642 "2005-06-09T20:31:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-is-welp/307642/1 "2005-06-09T20:31:53Z")

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Can someone please, please tell me why people online write “Welp,” when they mean “Well,” ? It really bugs me, and I tried googling which just gives me pages and pages of people saying it, and no one explaining. It can’t be a typo, can it? Then it would be Wepp, right? Once you have your finger on the L, there’s no reason to move it to the P!! There’s no reason! I was close to putting this in the Pit, but trying to find the answer has beaten me down so much that I’m not angry, just weary.

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