That's why Irish thinkers are called tinkers.
That's why Irish thinkers are called tinkers.
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“All right,” said the Cat; and this time it vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it had gone.
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Sligt flaw in tat teory (spot the deliberate mistakes btw) - how many Irish people actually speak Irish?Originally Posted by lucy chambers
The TH sound does not exist in Irish. Thats why you have Ratfarnham, thanks, tink and so on. There is no representation for it.
(Thanks to the lovely Irishman that so kindly explained that one day)
Begob and begorrah, etc.
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Lucky bollix then ldm .: doc
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You'd imagine so, but I can't even remember that word, you know the one from your time there, that word of the ancients. Something to do with shoes and language if I recallLucky bollix then ldm .: doc
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Keep going there ldm , and you'll have me confused as much lol .You'd imagine so, but I can't even remember that word, you know the one from your time there, that word of the ancients. Something to do with shoes and language if I recall
But both the spoken and the worn ,of the word you refer too are a treasure .
That's gone over yet head now right .: doc
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ladiesman217 (29-07-12)
The sound of the consonant at the start of words that begin with 'th' in English is fascinating.
Long ago, there was a wave of shifting in this sound that affected an area from Ireland to Germany. So in Ireland think sounds like tink whereas in most of England it is think with the breathed 'h'. Then you get to East London where it comes out as fink and over in Germany it is denken.
Other examples being:
tanks thanks fanks danke
tatch thatch fatch dach
Sometimes Irish and E. London go all Germanic and you get:
der there der der
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I remember when I was in the UK, people would constantly ask me to say thirty three and third, never realised why they found it so funny until someone told me that I was saying it like "turty tree and turd".
T'was a bit confusing.
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I have to admit it is quite amusing to the ear, but in a pleasant way, so I hope you guys don't mind too much.
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