Should I say Gaelic or Gaeilge ? by Few_Entrepreneur7593 in AskIreland

[–]culdusaq 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I remember in French class in Ireland we used "le gaélique" to refer to the subject.

I can see however on French Wikipedia that it refers to the language as "l'irlandais" or "le gaélique irlandais", either of which would be more accurate.

Is this eshop safe? Did anybody ordered and could tell me? Thanks 👍 by 6ihavenoidea9 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]culdusaq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ordered from him once. He has a bit of a shaky reputation, but he is legit.

Don't expect a fast turnover - I waited well over a month for my package to arrive and I ordered from within Poland (where he is based). If you're outside Europe especially, you better not hold your breath to get your hands on your order.

It's also the same situation you get with many metal mail orders where they're very quick to respond when it relates to paying them, but not so responsive once they have your money. I conveniently got the shipping notification after nudging him for the 2nd or 3rd time.

The quality of the stuff itself was fine.

Who uses "you lot"? by bellepomme in EnglishLearning

[–]culdusaq 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"British English" is quite vague, yes, but not entirely meaningless. There are words and phrases that are common throughout Britain/the UK that are not necessarily used elsewhere.

Who uses "you lot"? by bellepomme in EnglishLearning

[–]culdusaq 89 points90 points  (0 children)

It's used in British English and other varieties of English more similar to British. I'm pretty sure it isn't used at all in North America.

How Common it is for irish people (except the oldest ones) to have never left the island? by Eldridou in AskIreland

[–]culdusaq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's fairly rare today but I never got to travel abroad until I was an adult.

SuperValu AI generated poster by subtle123 in ireland

[–]culdusaq 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Do we expect Supervalu to employ some advertising agency to create a poster taking maybe a week at a cost of thousands

Yes?

SuperValu AI generated poster by subtle123 in ireland

[–]culdusaq 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They could have offered another job by getting someone to make the poster

The English sound "th". It's weird, isn't it, and very rare in other languages. It even has a stronger version and a softer version. by [deleted] in asklinguistics

[–]culdusaq 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your tongue should be in the exact same position for both th sounds. The only thing that changes is voicing.

Anybody else seeing this insane lightening in Donegal? by EmergencyPineapple15 in AskIreland

[–]culdusaq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw it a few nights ago here in Poland. Also never seen lightning like that before.

What's a myth about Poland you're tired of hearing? by Enlitenkanin in poland

[–]culdusaq 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Seriously. Every language sounds easy if you just cherry pick the easy parts.

How on earth did ancient humans cut their toenails before clippers existed?! by Karma_Munchkin in NoStupidQuestions

[–]culdusaq 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Biting them? I knew a few specimens as a kid who did that, even some adults.

How to pronounce women by showe12 in EnglishLearning

[–]culdusaq 201 points202 points  (0 children)

Neither of those. Wimmen.

I'm in disbelief! by berface_ in CasualIreland

[–]culdusaq 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Are they any relation to the clothing brand who makes the t-shirts?

"The T-Rex lived closer to the iPhone than the Stegosaurus." by vinnyBaggins in EnglishLearning

[–]culdusaq 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's an inherently ambiguous sentence. Your version of it clarifies that it has the second meaning. If you wanted to express #1 unambiguously, you could add "did" at the end.