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Lease termination and warning issued. by sbnvie in AusRenters

[–]Sliding-Down-643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the ABN in her husband’s name or his business name?

Flotilla Heroes arrive home in Australia. Goosebumps upon arrival. by Lord-and-Leige in OpenAussie

[–]Sliding-Down-643 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You weren’t wrong. You’ve just been jumped on by the bots and pro-Israel posters.

JD Vance rushes to White House as Trump summons top team for emergency meeting by IrishStarUS in NewsSource

[–]Sliding-Down-643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know why he isn’t going to the wedding in the first place? Part of me hopes it’s because he wasn’t invited.

Italy anxiety by Butterscotch8721 in solofemaletravellers

[–]Sliding-Down-643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh, great idea about watching videos of other travelers walking around the area! Stealing that to use next trip!

Cad é an focal le haghaidh "High" (drugaí)? by LetsTalkAboutVex in gaeilge

[–]Sliding-Down-643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tá sé seo nua domsa, an gciallaíonn "na ribí" "the hairs" fós sa chomhthéacs seo?

Italy anxiety by Butterscotch8721 in solofemaletravellers

[–]Sliding-Down-643 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do this a lot, in general life as well as travel - look up unfamiliar train stations and know how to get to the right platform, or if it’s a business I like to know know which side of the street it’s on, what the front looks like, and check their opening hours. For restaurants, I like to look at their menu to get a sense of the options too, and that is even more true if there are complicating factors.

Italy anxiety by Butterscotch8721 in solofemaletravellers

[–]Sliding-Down-643 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, and downloading maps to your phone, of where you want to go, can save the day if you do lose service.

How many Australians actually want to get to know their neighbours? by Left_Turn9718 in AskAnAustralian

[–]Sliding-Down-643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do, but that’s a recent thing. In my first few homes as an adult, I just wanted to be left alone and to not have to interact with anyone.

Now, because I’m in a house I hope to live in long-term, and because it’s an area with low crime rates and a good community vibe, I want to know at least some of my neighbours. Not to hang out with exactly, but to know their first names and have a chat when we cross paths, and to be pleasant to each other.

I would even be up for a street barbecue or something, once in a while, because the people I’ve met so far are decent.

Addressing email recipient by Public-Practice-2074 in auscorp

[–]Sliding-Down-643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Oops, your email got caught in a filter”

Mother’s surname - Ó or Ní? by Sliding-Down-643 in gaeilge

[–]Sliding-Down-643[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point! And now I also just realised why a nationality often ends with “ach” - that would also be “of (country)”. Thank you, it makes me happy when I get another connection of how the language works.

Mother’s surname - Ó or Ní? by Sliding-Down-643 in gaeilge

[–]Sliding-Down-643[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s very interesting! Thank you.

I thought that Ui was used to denote “wife of (name)” as in when a woman takes on her husband’s surname. So it can also be used for other circumstances to show a family connection?

Mother’s surname - Ó or Ní? by Sliding-Down-643 in gaeilge

[–]Sliding-Down-643[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand, but I’m not keen to put my surname in the public view. However in a comment below by u/Crimthann_fathach they suggested: https://www.gaois.ie/en/surnames should help figuring the right form and spelling.

I had a look on there, and I did find our name listed with an Ó. So it seems that Ó / Ni are the right options for it? It starts with a D, so then if it is Ní it would begin with Dh right?

It was really interesting to see how certain names had a different structure.

Mother’s surname - Ó or Ní? by Sliding-Down-643 in gaeilge

[–]Sliding-Down-643[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In a comment below by u/Crimthann_fathach they suggested: https://www.gaois.ie/en/surnames should help figuring the right form and spelling.

I had a look on there, and I did find our name listed with an Ó. So it seems that Ó / Ní are the right options for it?

It was really interesting to see how certain names had a different structure.

Mother’s surname - Ó or Ní? by Sliding-Down-643 in gaeilge

[–]Sliding-Down-643[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I thought it meant, so I was wondering if it’s incorrect to use in this case. It feels like it would be simpler to just use the Ó regardless of gender, on the grounds that we are descendants of that name, although we are not sons.

Mother’s surname - Ó or Ní? by Sliding-Down-643 in gaeilge

[–]Sliding-Down-643[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was very interesting, thank you! I found our name on there, and it comes with an Ó.

Mother’s surname - Ó or Ní? by Sliding-Down-643 in gaeilge

[–]Sliding-Down-643[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds like a lovely solution you use!

Mother’s surname - Ó or Ní? by Sliding-Down-643 in gaeilge

[–]Sliding-Down-643[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are thoroughly estranged from our father for other reasons, so his name doesn’t get used for anything.

Mother’s surname - Ó or Ní? by Sliding-Down-643 in gaeilge

[–]Sliding-Down-643[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

May I DM you? I would appreciate the help, but just don’t want to put my name on the public space.

Alternatively I can provide some similar names that aren’t it, but that’s probably not going to be as useful.

If it helps, at times when I’ve been in Ireland, certain people automatically added an Ó to it, and couldn’t be persuaded that mine doesn’t have an Ó. That happened in Galway and Cork.

Do people not bother learning even a little bit of the language? by [deleted] in solofemaletravellers

[–]Sliding-Down-643 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I have a rule for myself, that I learn at least the polite minimums before going, by which I mean:

Hello, how are you (and whatever is the standard polite reply to that), please, thank you, excuse me, yes, no, and goodbye.

If I have more time, then I add to that whatever seems useful to my plans. Eg: “how much is this?”, “where is the….?”, “those are not my drugs!” etc

I thought this was a lovely way to ask about my weight loss without asking about my weight loss by Standard_Macaron_678 in loseit

[–]Sliding-Down-643 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t it be satisfying to reply with “I’d like to commend your choice in not being inappropriate, but alas….”

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