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I'm pretty sure this is also used in some Italian dialects both in the "vocative" ("ohi bimbi!" In Tuscany) and in the "expression of pain" (as an alternative t
by riffraff 3y ago
I'm pretty sure this is also used in some Italian dialects both in the "vocative" ("ohi bimbi!" In Tuscany) and in the "expression of pain" (as an alternative to the more common "ahi").
The Italian spelling would contain an "h" but it is not pronounced anyways.
Alas, this is really hard to Google :)
- sph 3y agoNot really, the English "Oi!" is used assertively as a strong interjection. Something you'd shout across the street. In Italian "oh!" is similar but more flexible and we use it constantly, at least north of the Po river, to assert oneself, as expression of pain, as expression of sadness, etc. Similarly expressive is our "eh!"; usually used to reinforce and agree with someone else. "Eh! Te l'ho detto!"