 John the OFM  | 20 Jan 2008 5:52 p.m. PST |
Enquiring and inquiring minds want to know. |
| Lentulus | 20 Jan 2008 5:55 p.m. PST |
From Hansard: Wednesday 15 September
Procedure motion relating to the Hunting Bill, followed by proceedings on the Hunting Bill—[Hon. Members: "Hear, hear"]. I think it would assist the House if I gave notice that we will be sitting later than usual in order to complete those proceedings. Which is about as official as you can get. |
| Scott MacPhee | 20 Jan 2008 6:09 p.m. PST |
Short for "hear him! Hear him!" |
| Ambush Alley Games | 20 Jan 2008 6:33 p.m. PST |
Scomac beat me to it. Hear him! Hear him! |
| mweaver | 20 Jan 2008 6:59 p.m. PST |
That's one I have wondered about before, too. |
| Dan Cyr | 20 Jan 2008 7:35 p.m. PST |
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| Whatisitgood4atwork | 20 Jan 2008 8:02 p.m. PST |
Hare hare! (See discussion on recipes for Rabbit) |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 20 Jan 2008 8:07 p.m. PST |
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| The G Dog | 20 Jan 2008 8:10 p.m. PST |
Considering its TMP…
Heer! Heer!
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| nazrat | 20 Jan 2008 9:02 p.m. PST |
I've never thought the latter made a bit of sense. But then again most people now use "loose" for "lose", "their" for "there" and "they're" (and vice versa), and even "where" for "were"! So whether posters use the proper spelling for your exclamation examples is probably moot any more. Which is too bad. Never has the" Grammer and Speling Fascist" (sic and tm) been more sorely missed! |
| XRaysVision | 20 Jan 2008 9:04 p.m. PST |
It is pronounced "Beer! Beer!" Seriously, though, it's "Hear! Hear!" unless you're a Brit like my mum was who's "Oi! Oi!" always froze us in our tracks. |
| Mark Plant | 21 Jan 2008 12:18 a.m. PST |
But then again most people now use "loose" for "lose", "their" for "there" and "they're" (and vice versa), and even "where" for "were"! People have always spelled badly in English. The difference is now that the illiterate get to write in public via the internet, whereas works from the past that we see have be editted. You only have to read my Nan's diary from WWII to know just how badly they wrote in the past! |
| Cerdic | 21 Jan 2008 1:09 a.m. PST |
Do Americans not say 'Oi!'. Never knew that before. Brilliant word. |
| Dave Crowell | 21 Jan 2008 5:12 a.m. PST |
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| Coelacanth | 21 Jan 2008 7:17 a.m. PST |
"Hear here" kind of makes sense, too… |
| Wizard Whateley | 21 Jan 2008 7:45 a.m. PST |
Scomac's correct. It's a way of saying "I agree with what that person's saying, and the rest of you should listen to him or her as well". |
| lugal hdan | 21 Jan 2008 7:51 a.m. PST |
Nope, "Oi!" is not in common use here in the USA. |
| Hundvig | 21 Jan 2008 8:31 a.m. PST |
The difference is now that the illiterate get to write in public via the internet, whereas works from the past that we see have be editted. Editted? Is that sarcasm or irony there? :) |
| vtsaogames | 21 Jan 2008 8:53 a.m. PST |
In the USA, Jewish folks say 'Oy', which sounds pretty much like the Brit who lives in my building saying 'Oi'. I think Oi is an exclamation where Oy is closer to a lamentation. As in 'Oi, where you going with my beer?'
Or, 'Oy, why did they steal that man's beer?' Exasperated Chinese folks say ai-yah. As in 'Ai-yah, no one paid for that beer.' |
| Mark Plant | 21 Jan 2008 4:31 p.m. PST |
Editted? Is that sarcasm or irony there? :) Neither. It reflects the lack of a TMP edit function. 8¬( |
| Cerdic | 21 Jan 2008 5:34 p.m. PST |
Yes ,Oi is used as an exclamation. Often by huge shaven-headed Londoners with " off" tattooed on their foreheads! |
| Mrs Pumblechook | 22 Jan 2008 5:46 a.m. PST |
Aussie Aussie Aussie
oi oi oi |
| XRaysVision | 22 Jan 2008 3:02 p.m. PST |
I have a son who had a Punk band for quite awhile, he referrs to the British Punk bands as "Oi bands". |
| Lentulus | 22 Jan 2008 5:21 p.m. PST |
"Short for "hear him! Hear him!"" Actually, I think its Hansard-eese for "some hon. members made inarticulate by apparently positive noises. Which is the best one can hope fom trained seals. |
| Mulopwepaul | 22 Jan 2008 7:39 p.m. PST |
Oyez! Oyez! over 500 years = Oi! |
| Cerdic | 24 Jan 2008 1:01 a.m. PST |
"Oi!" was an eighties offshoot of punk – a kind of sub-genre. |
| Cerdic | 24 Jan 2008 1:02 a.m. PST |
I think I still have an album by Serious Drinking entitled "The Revolution Starts At Closing Time". |
| Last Hussar | 27 Mar 2008 3:48 p.m. PST |
Oi is bit London- as in 'Oi Oi' as a general greeting |
