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A word/phrase I'm just missing
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August 20 2010, 3:40 AM
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Thanks to relic for pointing out a good spot.
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August 20 2010, 3:50 AM
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They use it quite a lot. That's what was driving me crazy...I kept hearing it, and couldn't quite figure out what was being said.
Seems to be quite a popular idiom among that age group, anyway. I'd never encountered it, but it makes perfect sense (and now, having seen it, I can hear it). Redwolf |
August 20 2010, 3:56 AM
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I got "thar a bheith" as well, but I wasn't sure if I was just appropriating words I knew regardless of meaning because I couldn't justify "atá thar a bheith" as making much sense
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August 20 2010, 3:59 AM
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That happens to me quite a lot as well. I'll hear something, be fairly certain I'm getting the words, but just not be able to justify it in context. Redwolf |
August 20 2010, 4:37 AM
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Again, I was just lucky that it came up in Learning Irish. In fact, it may be more prevalent in Conamara, I don't know for sure. Ó Siadhail has it glossed as "more than, extremely".
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August 20 2010, 9:50 AM
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Its said alot in Hiberno English aswell "beyond being"
Is foghlaimeoir mé
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August 22 2010, 0:13 AM
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Yes. Very common. In all age groups. With my translations always (without exception) wait for others to confirm or correct.
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August 22 2010, 11:44 AM
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yeah i,d use it , its a handy wan alright lol
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August 23 2010, 3:49 AM
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It's nice to have a new expression to add to the arsenal!
Can it be used negatively as well? For example... "Tinn? Bhí mí thar a bheith tinn, bhí mí beagnach marbh!" Redwolf |
August 27 2010, 19:45 PM
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Yes, you can. With my translations always (without exception) wait for others to confirm or correct.
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