LL-L "Idiomatica" 2003.11.14 (08) [E]

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From: burgdal32admin <burgdal32 at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Idiomatica" 2003.11.14 (04) [E]


  ...



  Isn't England English "Oy!" ~ "Oi!" pretty much the equivalent of
  (attention-seeking) "Hey!" and "Eh!" in other dialects (and _He(, (du)
da)!_
  in German, _He, Macker!_ among males in Hamburg Missingsch)? Obviously it
  sounds abrupt and rude to unitiated English ears used so often in Brazil,
  where it is a casual salute like "Hi!". The Portuguese equivalent of "Oy!"
  is _Ei!_, I believe, _¡Oye!_ or _Eh!_ in Spanish, Italian _Ehi!_, French
  _Hé!_, Russian "??!" (_Ej!_) ...

  To confuse people even more, you use "Hoi!" as a casual salute in the
  Netherlands ... I assume it is derived from nautical "Ahoi!" (stressed on
  the final syllable) -- or is it the other way around? -- originally also
  attention-seeking (probably initially over long distances), interestingly
  still a salute in the landlocked Czech Republic and Slovakia.

  In the United States, "Hey!" became a salute in place of "Hi!" not too
long
  ago,
  ...



  Tata!
  Reinhard/Ron


Dag Ron,

In West-Vlaanderen gebruiken we de woordjes "hei" en "hui".
Groetjes
luc vanbrabant
oekene

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