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What is English?

What is English?. What is English?. Hiberno English. (Why Hiberno?). The English language in Ireland. Ceann gearr rua Short red-haired one Kangaroo. Gab Shut yer gob Gob. Uisce Beatha Water of Life Whisky. The English language in Ireland. Ceann gearr rua Short red-haired one

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What is English?

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  1. What is English?

  2. What is English?

  3. HibernoEnglish (Why Hiberno?)

  4. The English language in Ireland • Ceanngearrrua • Short red-haired one • Kangaroo • Gab • Shut yer gob • Gob • UisceBeatha • Water of Life • Whisky

  5. The English language in Ireland • Ceanngearrrua • Short red-haired one • Kangaroo • Gab • Shut yer gob • Gob • UisceBeatha • Water of Life • Whisky

  6. Phoney (meaning false)

  7. Blown to smithereens! Smidiríní = tiny pieces

  8. “So long” Slán = good bye

  9. Is maith sin = That’s great

  10. “Give us a slug” Slog = swallow

  11. My friend > Mo chara > Mucker

  12. Cú Chulainn Achilles

  13. Three pieces of advice • If the road you know is crooked or long, better that than a strange road! • Don’t sleep a wink in a house where there’s a young red-headed woman married to an old man! • Do nothing in the night time that would embarrass you come morning!

  14. Homework • Write a story which involves the following three things; • A talking cat • A magic oak tree • A fairy I want everyone’s story to be different! Don’t read your friends stories!

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