ˈɑːslɚɹ ænd hɪz fɹˈɛndz nˈɪkneɪmd ðə hˈaʊs "ðɪ ˈoʊpən ˈɑːɹmz" æz ðɪ ˈɑːslɚz wɜː vˈɛɹi sˈoʊʃiəbəl, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli tə kɐnˈeɪdiənz ænd ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ ˈɑːksfɚd, ˈɑːslɚ hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn bˈɔːɹn ɪn kˈænədə ænd hˌævɪŋ wˈɜːkt ɪn bˈoʊθ kˈænədə ænd ðə jˌuːˈɛs bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈuːvɪŋ tʊ ˈɑːksfɚd.
Osler and his friends nicknamed the house "The Open Arms" as the Oslers were very sociable, particularly to Canadians and Americans visiting Oxford, Osler having been born in Canada and having worked in both Canada and the US before moving to Oxford.