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| My friends say that I have an almost exaggerated british accent. Anyway, this question might sound a bit stupid. But I've noticed that I usually put in some "oi" when speaking every now and then. Sometimes I use it as an "aye" but mostly as a word to get attention Examples: "Oi! get over here" "Oi, I agree" "Oi, it goes like this..." I don't know where I've picked up this word, or if it even exist in the english language. So that's my question: Is there such a word/exclamation in English and is it commonly used, or is it only something I've made up? :D |
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| "Oi! get over here" "Oi, I agree" "Oi, it goes like this..." The word "oi" is an interjection used to attract attention. It's informal and comparable to American English "hey". Although its origin is unknown, I suspect it came from the words "I say", with "I" having been prounced as [oi] in Cockney. :D By they way, "oi" is also an interjection used to attract attention in Japanese. It's informal speech. |
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| I believe that oy is an English borrowing from Yiddish and that it is mostly used in Jewish communities, but it appears to be catching on in other places. :) |
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| alright, thanks |
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