[AnnieK]

If its a language / grammar thing - it drives me mad when people don't know when to use "lend and borrow" and "teach and learn"
Will you borrow me a tenner? No but I will lend you one.
Will you learn me to drive? No but I will teach you

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

If its a language / grammar thing - it drives me mad when people don't know when to use "lend and borrow" and "teach and learn"
Will you borrow me a tenner? No but I will lend you one.
Will you learn me to drive? No but I will teach you

...when will you lend me the tenner as you promised...?...

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...when will you lend me the tenner as you promised...?...

Sure....just give me your long card number and 3 digit security code on the back and I'll get it straight to you

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Sure....just give me your long card number and 3 digit security code on the back and I'll get it straight to you

.....oh how fortunate that I just gave it to that nice person on my email earlier so I actually remember it without checking...I’ll message you now while it’s still in my head...

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...’cost an arm and a leg..’...huhhhh..?...

Loan sharks and bookies used to take people's limbs as "payment" if they defaulted on their repayments, that's what that phrase comes from!

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Oh and this one as well, saying "Do" instead of "Does" eg :

"Do anyone know what time the shop closes?"

Oh god, reminds me of someone I used to date. He'd ask questions, but leave out words like what/when/who etc. "time did you wanna meet?" "was that actor you were talking about?" etc

if he was EAL I could understand it, but he wasn't. Drove me up the tree.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I think you're okay there Niamh.
Kazanne only said starting the sentence with 'so'.

Actually I think I sometimes do myself however.
I'll be possibly getting ticked off by her.

SO Joey, what's all this then ? it's not the worst thing to be honest,but is it a new thing ? I have never noticed it as much as I have of late ,everyone seems to do it and Niamh Iv'e not noticed people ending their sentences with it, but I will be looking out for it now.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

SO Joey, what's all this then ? it's not the worst thing to be honest,but is it a new thing ? I have never noticed it as much as I have of late ,everyone seems to do it and Niamh Iv'e not noticed people ending their sentences with it, but I will be looking out for it now.

My last text message to a friend of mine was :

"Grand job, I'll see you later so"

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

My last text message to a friend of mine was :

"Grand job, I'll see you later so"

Throw in a to be sure or a dont ye know, and that's the most oirish text ever sent.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

SO Joey, what's all this then ? it's not the worst thing to be honest,but is it a new thing ? I have never noticed it as much as I have of late ,everyone seems to do it and Niamh Iv'e not noticed people ending their sentences with it, but I will be looking out for it now.

You little tinker, I knew you'd possibly come back to me on it.

Actually I came across one I'd heard before too which has always made me want to question the term.

Someone said when I gave them something.
'' That's terribly good of you''.

I scratch my head as to how terribly and good are a good combination.

I'm going to watch myself in case I say 'so' now.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Throw in a to be sure or a dont ye know, and that's the most oirish text ever sent.

No one in Ireland says "to be sure" unless they're taking the piss out of people taking the piss out of Irish accents I say "don't ye know" a lot though to be fair

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Loan sharks and bookies used to take people's limbs as "payment" if they defaulted on their repayments, that's what that phrase comes from!


Oh god, reminds me of someone I used to date. He'd ask questions, but leave out words like what/when/who etc. "time did you wanna meet?" "was that actor you were talking about?" etc

if he was EAL I could understand it, but he wasn't. Drove me up the tree.

...that’s really gruesome, Oliver...I didn’t know that, so thank you...it reminds me of the movie Repo Men, I don’t know if you’ve ever seen it ...

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

No one in Ireland says "to be sure" unless they're taking the piss out of people taking the piss out of Irish accents I say "don't ye know" a lot though to be fair

Did I say "to be sure?" I meant "let's bomb the English"

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Did I say "to be sure?" I meant "let's bomb the English"

[rusticgal]

Primark...

[Ammi]

...my dad used to say ...t’be sure...also, g’wan, g’wan, you’ll have another glass (t’be sure you will..)...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...my dad used to say ...t’be sure...also, g’wan, g’wan, you’ll have another glass (t’be sure you will..)...

Well the Mrs. Doyle thing is true, that's why it was funny on Fr Ted because that always happens. When I was going au pairing in Boston years ago, I went with a group and beforehand we had to do first aid courses and things like that. One of the classes was on cultural differences and that was one thing they actually brought up, if you ask someone if they want something to eat/drink and they say no, don't keep asking, they mean no

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Well the Mrs. Doyle thing is true, that's why it was funny on Fr Ted because that always happens. When I was going au pairing in Boston years ago, I went with a group and beforehand we had to do first aid courses and things like that. One of the classes was on cultural differences and that was one thing they actually brought up, if you ask someone if they want something to eat/drink and they say no, don't keep asking, they mean no

...yeah we have some friends who live in Dublin and he says that he doesn’t trust anyone who wont take a drink because it takes away a huge chunk of his conversation...g’wan, g’wan...

[Oliver_W]

How many Irish people say "so he did?"

[Ramsay]

I only know a few tbh, so I do

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

How many Irish people say "so he did?"

Originally Posted by Ramsay

I only know a few tbh, so I do

I think that one is a bit regional, people in Cork generally don't use it. I would say more Donegal and Northern Ireland more so?

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Isn’t this normal for everyone though

No idts anytime I say it to someone they’re like “well it’s been washed!!!” Aye well tell that to a cadaver dog!

[Shaun]

When people say "brought" instead of "bought" or vice versa.

Oh and if you can't spell 'definitely' get out of my life

[LeatherTrumpet]

Jus anyone who can't pronounce TH through sheer wanton lazery

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I think that one is a bit regional, people in Cork generally don't use it. I would say more Donegal and Northern Ireland more so?

An Irish kid I used to work with would become really Irish when he was annoyed. One time it was impossible not to laugh when he yelled "that fecking scut threw a pen at my head, so he did!"

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

An Irish kid I used to work with would become really Irish when he was annoyed. One time it was impossible not to laugh when he yelled "that fecking scut threw a pen at my head, so he did!"

I have an Australian friend who gets really Irish when she's drunk