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Post by Séamus on Oct 18, 2023 1:23:51 GMT
I realized yesterday that "tell me this and tell me no more" is an Irish usage. I heard it used in a Jarlath O'Regan stand-up routine last night. I did an internet search and saw all the hits were Irish. I remember my aunt used to use it when telling stories. I've heard it used elsewhere though I couldn't exactly say why. There are lots of little Irish phrases that don't often get into any articles on Hiberno-English or the books on slang, but are uniquely Irish, like: "You're a star." "You're very good." "From Billy to Jack". (Think I might have mentioned this already.) "The head on him." When my mother is sceptical of something is always "believe that and they'll tell ya more".
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Post by Séamus on Oct 20, 2023 7:07:08 GMT
I realized yesterday that "tell me this and tell me no more" is an Irish usage. I heard it used in a Jarlath O'Regan stand-up routine last night. I did an internet search and saw all the hits were Irish. I remember my aunt used to use it when telling stories. I've heard it used elsewhere though I couldn't exactly say why. There are lots of little Irish phrases that don't often get into any articles on Hiberno-English or the books on slang, but are uniquely Irish, like: "You're a star." "You're very good." "From Billy to Jack". (Think I might have mentioned this already.) "The head on him." Dubliners (at least) had a habit of calling any female a 'one', whether young'one,oul'one or just a one, "would ya lookit,there's a one driving the delivery truck"...would it fit better or less into the modern fuss about chosen pronouns and non-binary identifications?
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Nov 29, 2023 14:29:36 GMT
My wife is part of an "Americans in Ireland" Facebook group.
Apparently the Americans have noticed that we Irish commonly leave a drop in the cup or glass after we are finished drinking.
It's of those little quirks nobody would ever notice but an outsider. It's amazing how social and learned behaviour is.
(Presuming it's true. I've no reason to doubt it. My wife had commented on me doing it before, many times.)
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Post by cato on Dec 2, 2023 11:52:24 GMT
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Dubliners (at least) had a habit of calling any female a 'one', whether young'one,oul'one or just a one, "would ya lookit,there's a one driving the delivery truck"...would it fit better or less into the modern fuss about chosen pronouns and non-binary identifications?[/quote]
To be precise it's "your wan". "One" would get funny uncomprehending looks.
The Dublin inner city greeting "What's the story"? gets complete blank stares in rural Ireland.
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Dec 15, 2023 16:09:23 GMT
"Hey, you dropped a triangle".
Said to someone who's "throwing shapes", otherwise known as swaggering along. Every instance of this that I can find on the internet (and there are only a handful) is from an Irish page or an Irish contributor. I heard it quite a lot in my childhood, surprisingly since I was usually trying to go unnoticed rather than draw attention to myself-- outdoors, at least.
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