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When Is ‘dh’ pronounced like ‘y’ in Irish words?  Think ‘a Dhia’ and ‘a Dhiarmaid’ Posted by on Oct 6, 2015

(le Róislín) We recently looked at some Irish words that start with “gh” followed by “e” or “i,” and noted that the “gh” now sounds like “y” as in “year” or “yet” (nasc thíos).  In other words, nothing like a “broad” Irish “gh” (as in “a Ghráinne” or “a ghort“), and, needless to say, nothing…

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Ó BB7B go GOA: Irish abbreviations (giorrúcháin) and textese (téacsais) Posted by on Apr 8, 2015

(le Róislín) As lives get more and more abbreviationized and acronymized in the English-speaking world, we may as well look at what’s happening in the Irish-speaking realm. Let’s start with the oldest one I know of — BB7B.  Its age is a reminder that using abbreviations, acronyms, and other space-saving approaches in writing isn’t a…

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