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‘Bléinbheart’ go ‘Zeitibheart’ — Cineálacha Beart agus Beartanna i nGaeilge Posted by róislín on Aug 14, 2015
(le Róislín) When I first thought of this blog topic, I thought I’d just do types of clothing, like “bléinbheart” and “coisbheart.” But then I figured we might as well do “an banana iomlán.” If we’re in for a “pingin,” we may as well be in for a “punt.” Or actually, as the more traditional…
What’s The Opposite of “Deochanna Meisciúla”? Posted by róislín on Oct 11, 2009
Thinking about the term “soft drinks,” I got to pondering over how and when we use phrase “hard drinks” in English. I just compared the number of Google citations for “hard drinks” vs. “soft drinks” in English, ca. 46,800 (hard) to ca. 5,780,000 (soft) – an interesting contrast. “Hard liquor” gives about 581,000 hits but…