Talk:Town crier/Archives/2012
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Oyez, oyez
I claim that Oyez Oyez does not really (directly) come from the Anglo-Norman word for 'listen', but derives from the conjugation of the French verb 'ouïr' (to hear), employed at the 2nd person plural. Plus its pronounication does not include an 's' like in 'O Yes', it's more like 'O yeah'. I'll edit that if at least someone confirms what I said... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.121.220.6 (talk) 15:23, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
Timekeepers?
Weren't they also used to announce the time? As in shouting, "Five bells and all's well!" at 5 PM. Some note should be made of this. -- HiEv 04:47, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Loudest?
Caption here says Burns is loudest, article Alan Myatt says he is. Anyone know? PamD (talk) 09:02, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
Concerning "Oyez" :
It is the french verb "ouïr", imperative present (ois, oyons, oyez). It's an irregular old verb very rarely used nowadays.Valty24 (talk) 21:55, 21 February 2010 (UTC)