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Ar Dhroim (Ar Muin) na Muice: Not Quite The Same as “High on the Hog” Posted by róislín on May 5, 2012
(le Róislín) You might remember a passing reference in the last blog to “dromanna muc” (backs of pigs) in the discussion of caint mheafarach (fhíortha) in general. The only real reason I pluralized it was to emphasize the point that lots of people use lots of figurative speech in lots of situations. So over the…
Maidir le “Mud” (Muck, Mire, etc.) Posted by róislín on Mar 23, 2012
(le Róislín) Before getting back to the question of the shot glass vs. the “timbléar fuisce,” I thought I’d look a little further into the words for mud, mire, muck and the like, as mentioned in the last blog. Whether you decide to use any of these for an cuspa sláinte traidisiúnta Béarla (Here’s mud…
A Lán Lann – A Lot of Places (with the Suffix “–lann”) Posted by róislín on Mar 15, 2009
(le Róislín) You may have noticed Transparent Language’s recent WOTD, an bhialann, the restaurant, and you may recognize a keyword in this expression, “bia” (food). It’s helpful to know the suffix “–lann” also, since it is used to make dozens of words. The suffix comes from the word “lann,” which has many meanings, including “land,” “ground,”…