Word: oi
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that action on both recognition and sanctions can be delayed until after the Organization of African Unity's meeting in July and, more important from London's point of view, the Commonwealth Conference in Lusaka Zambia, in early August. Similarly, President Carter is being urged by some oi his advisers to welcome the Rhodesian elections as a step in the right direction. After that, these advisers believe, the Administration should wait three or four months before taking any action to see how things go in the new Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, both in terms of the war and majority rule...
...Johnstown flood, and finally tacks on a 6% sales tax. When these taxes upon taxes are compounded, they amount to a markup of 85% for the state. Not surprisingly, Pennsylvanians try to purchase much of their liquor in neighboring states like Maryland, where a half-gallon oi whisky sells for about one-third less Pennsylvania officials complain that out-of-state purchases cost the Pennsylvania treasury some $25 million a year in lost revenues, but the hefty profit ($151 million last year) that the Liquor Contro" Board turns eases the pain...
...FINE Dan Jenkins novel this movie is loosely based on, the prefix semi- attached to an adjective was a sort of redneck oi vey-- thus semi-tough meant very tough indeed. Novels rarely come to the screen with the exact story line of the printed book--Jenkins described his trials with the screenplay in a recent Sports Illustrated article--but director Michael Ritchie has loaded up the old story of two country boys (and one country girl) who come to the city and make good with New York cocktail party jokes, including a sometimes flat parody of Erhardt...
This movie begins with a sure sign oi trouble to follow: a montage of stills showing cute kids, each representing an ethnic minority, all of them pretty and smiling and irritatingly adorable. Having established this trough at the very outset, Writer-Director Melville Shavelson is free to proceed downward...
Joisey for Jersey. The origins of Brooklynese are controversial. It has many characteristics, but its hallmark is the pronunciation of the diphthong er as if it were oi (like Joisey for Jersey) and vice versa. Some linguists believe that Brooklynese stems from German and Yiddish. Griffith argues forcefully that it is rooted in Gaelic. He notes that the dialect appeared after a wave of Irish immigrants settled in Brooklyn in the late 19th century. Moreover, Griffith finds that the trademark Brooklyn diphthong oi also appears in many Gaelic words; taoiseach (leader) and barbaroi (barbarians), for example. He also points...