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American English vs English

January 30, 2023 by Michele Neylon Leave a Comment

Michael McIntyre highlights some hilarious differences between English language variants: While these ones are hilarious they aren't the only differences and of course being Irish we have our own "quirks" that confuse just about everyone else ... … [Read more...] about American English vs English

Irish Accents are Insanely Diverse

June 16, 2021 by Michele Neylon Leave a Comment

Ireland is not a big country. We're a small island. But we do have a lot of very different accents. Even within a very small area accents change dramatically. The late Niall Tóibín did a very clever piece where he "toured" the country's accents starting up north. I'm not sure how well non-Irish people cope with this sort of thing, but I find it very entertaining. … [Read more...] about Irish Accents are Insanely Diverse

Wording Matters

October 13, 2015 by Michele Neylon 2 Comments

I am very picky about words and how people use them. Anyone who knows me can probably confirm this. I get rather annoyed when people send me badly worded letters or emails and I take offence when companies I'm paying are overly aggressive with me Today I got an email from Web Summit which I'm currently planning on attending next month. The message from the email … [Read more...] about Wording Matters

Confusing “Your” and “You’re” on Signs

December 23, 2013 by Michele Neylon 3 Comments

Spotted outside a shop in Midleton, Co. Cork: And it's not the only "bad" sign you'll come across in the town. The local supermarket is proud of its "customer's car park", which is suggests that they might not be in business for much longer or that nobody drives .. Getting it right shouldn't be hard: "your" = possessive "you're" = contraction of "you … [Read more...] about Confusing “Your” and “You’re” on Signs

Alphabet For Geeks

September 30, 2012 by Michele Neylon 1 Comment

When I was a child I had a book called "A is for Apple" which went through the alphabet with each letter being associated with a thing. I think my sister inherited it. The 2012 version of it might end up with something like this: No idea where this came from originally, but someone shared it earlier this morning and it brought a smile to my face.   … [Read more...] about Alphabet For Geeks

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