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pagerbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 12:08 AM
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OK, I can sympathize with people who didn't get the spelling gene
...but how hard is it to spell "oy"?! Sheesh!
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 12:10 AM
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1. Oi.
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pagerbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 12:12 AM
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2. Arghhhhh!!!!!!!!
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smtpgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 12:13 AM
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3. Mateys the sail sets for Jack Sparrow
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pagerbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 12:19 AM
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4. I will consider accepting this variation.
Edited on Fri Jul-20-07 12:20 AM by pagerbear
But the problem is that the British slang "oi" is used to get attention, while the Yiddish slang "oy" is an exclamation of exasperation, among other things. The two aren't really interchangeable.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 12:39 AM
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7. Oi!
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 12:52 AM
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8. Nice hare.
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 12:21 AM
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5. Isn't that "speling jean"?
:shrug:
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 12:31 AM
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6. Series!1!!1
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 12:53 AM
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9. Oie! Ya'd thienk, eah?
:shrug:
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