Tag: language
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The Ember Months: Hiberno-English in Europe
Any listener of the excellent Something Rhymes with Purple – a podcast about strange and forgotten words – will know that language can be a laughing matter. The two presenters, an endearing and knowledgeable duo, find humour in language. They somehow seem like Werther’s Originals incarnate, safe yet with the capacity to giggle at an…
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Irishman in Berlin: A Short Story
A recent trip to Berlin, via Easy-jet and German literature, made a deep impression on me.
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Fitting In: How The Irish Became Spanish
In our previous article, we discussed how the Irish came to Spain. It was a eulogy for the death of Gaelic Ireland and an essay on the uncertain future of those newly arrived Gaels.