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Nature Words in Irish, pt. 7: Holly (following ‘acorn’ to ‘herring’) Posted by róislín on Nov 18, 2019
(le Róislín) Which words should be in a dictionary and which ones should be removed after a certain period of time? We can all probably agree that for modern English pocket dictionaries, we probably don’t need to take up space with words like “apricity” or “yelm,” although I’m delighted to find them in Landmarks, Robert…
How to say ‘Bearded Bornean Pig’ in Irish Posted by róislín on Sep 6, 2016
(le Róislín) Bhuel, one might first ask, “Why say Bearded Bornean Pig” in Irish? To which my response would be, why not? It’ll give us a chance to practice the words “pig,” “bearded” (+ “beard”), and Bornean (+ Borneo). Plus, we used an illustration of these impressive-looking swine in the last blog (nasc thíos), on…