Linguistically Different
During our short run (thus far) in fair Dublin, we have come across quite a few strange language differences.
A stove is a hob.
One hundred divided by three is turty-tree and a turd.
Four thirty (when talking of time) is half four.
I was also laughed at and told I was cute because I answered the question, “what time is it?” with the word “noon”.
A period is refered to as a Full Stop. Sadly, a comma is not refered to as a "Half Stop".
Pants are trousers, vests are waist coats, tank tops are vests.
Dublin also has this thing called Rhyming Slang. I am told it was originally set up to make sure that people couldn’t understand what the hell they are talking about.
If you are starvin’, you are Lee Marvin.
A telephone is a dog and bone.
If you need to take a bus, you are to take an Uncle Gus.
If you are going up stairs, you are going up apples and pears.
You get the picture.
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