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Antaine
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Username: Antaine
Post Number: 471
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Friday, August 19, 2005 - 11:16 pm: | 
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I was just looking up how to say "I'm sick of [sthg]" and the dictionary gave "beith tinn tuirseach de," and I've seen this construction other places, too.
I'm wondering if we get our expression "I'm sick and tired of [this bus being late]" from Irish, or if it's one of those things that found its way from english into Gaeilge idiom... |
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Drochfhuaimniú
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Username: Drochfhuaimniú
Post Number: 27
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 01:16 am: |
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It's possible, but I don't know anything definitive about it. Litriocht always has some scrolling advertisement for a book with a list of "Gaelic"-English idioms, but I've never read it.
Sean-mhian an tsiubhail ag preabadh..
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Lúcas
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Username: Lúcas
Post Number: 227
Registered: 01-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 10:35 am: |
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Gaelic Idioms, by Garry Bannister gives Táim bréan dóite de. as an idiom for I am sick and tired of it. on p. 184.
Mise le meas,
Lúcas
Ceartaigh mo chuid Gaeilge, mura miste leat .
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