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In Irish, should we say “an enchilada fada” or “an t-enchilada fada” or “an enchilada fhada”? Posted by róislín on Jul 10, 2017
(le Róislín) Since I had so much fun in the last blogpost (nasc thíos) saying “enchilada fada” to myself, I thought you might enjoy playing around with the phrase also. Actually, there’s a very serious question to be addressed first. If we say “enchilada” in an Irish language sentence, should we consider the word to…
Whose Hot Dog? Whose Soda Bread? Whose Tea Scone? (Súil Siar ar an Tuiseal Ginideach i nGaeilge) Posted by róislín on Aug 10, 2014
(le Róislín) Our last blog took advantage of the “uaschamóg earráideach” in the now famous café sign from Waterville, Co. Kerry, to work on “an tuiseal ginideach,” the form of the noun used to show possession in Irish. Remember the distinction in English between “loud Americans” and “loud American’s”? For some more entertaining “example’s along…