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Say ‘Pleeeeease’! (i nGaeilge) Posted by róislín on May 6, 2014
(le Róislín) I recently came across an interesting web page discussing the English word “please” (nasc thíos). It pointed out that “please” in English can be a verb, an adverb, and an interjection. Or to insinuate a few Irish grammar terms into this blog: briathar, dobhriathar, agus intriacht. It set me thinking (ní nach ionadh)…
Deir seachtar (7) i nGaeilge gur “Gael-Mheiriceánaigh” iad ach deir 2805, “I’m (an) Irish-American,” de réir cuardach Google Posted by róislín on May 28, 2009
(le Róislín) “Deir seachtar (7) i nGaeilge gur ‘Gael-Mheiriceánaigh’ iad ach deir 2805, ‘I’m (an) Irish-American,’ de réir cuardach Google.” Well, that blog title should be an attention-getter! Not that Google searches are “bun agus barr an scéil” (the be-all and end-all) of information gathering, but this search result does provide food for thought. This article…