Epilogue to the big game (a post for Allison)

So that big game I mentioned previously? Man U won in penalty kicks (which is a big deal). Super long overtime, etc. In honor of their win, I'm posting a picture of an ad that is hanging all over London for Allison: it features Portuguese football star Ronaldo, the key player for Man U, and Allison's future husband. Miguel, Allison's current boyfriend, is also Portuguese, and will appreciate it as well.

Allison, I think you can write a better tagline for this ad than "my country has the best golf courses in Europe"!

Oi is right

I know there is a word for when a word has two different spellings and meanings, but sounds exactly the same. I don't remember what it is, but I'm sure it will come to me later on tonight at the pub. In any case, one pair of those words that has inoffensive connotations in both American and British English is OI/OY. You all remember Bridget Jones yelling "Oi! Oi oi!" to get people's attention in Bridget Jones's Diary; in the UK, oi is kind of like "Hey, hey you there!". Whereas in the US, especially on the East Coast and in urban areas with lots of Heebs, oy is more of a lament... usually in the form of "oy vey, oh my gawd, my feet hurt so much you'll never believe." In any case, it's fitting then that this (now defunct) bagel shop was called Oi Bagel. Insightful!