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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2008 (May - June) » Archive through May 30, 2008 » Influences in Hiberno English around you from Irish part 2 « Previous Next »

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Bearn
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Username: Bearn

Post Number: 573
Registered: 06-2007


Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 11:58 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
An aithníonn duine ar bith difear sa chiall eatharthu?

I've heard the use of 'differ' (to mean difference) in the phrase 'divil a differ' maybe modelled on 'diabhal an difear (ar bith)' or the like
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Rg_cuan
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Post Number: 304
Registered: 04-2007
Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 - 08:15 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
Aye, we have that often in South Ulster too. And even in other phrases - 'you wouldn't know the differ' - etc.
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Gaelgannaire
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Post Number: 248
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Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 - 08:23 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
Do you say difference of difrinse RG?
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Bearn
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Post Number: 574
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Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 - 08:24 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
Sounds like an example of an English word not agreeing with Irish in morphology and/or phonotactics and put to 'difear' and then back into Hiberno English as 'differ'
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