The Little Book of Irishisms: Know the Irish through our Words

Alexander, Aimee

ISBN 10: 1914437004 / ISBN 13: 9781914437007

Verlag: Deegan Communications, 2021

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G1914437004I2N00

Inhaltsangabe:

If an Irish person said to you, “Gimmie that yoke,” would you think they were talking about an egg? If so, 99% of the time, you’d be wrong. How about banjaxed, bockety or craic? Any idea what they mean?

The Little Book of Irishisms is for anyone who wants to understand the Irish, not just how we speak English, but how we are as people, relaxed about some things, picky about others.

It’s also for those who'd like to sound Irish, even just for St. Patrick’s Day. An ambitious goal. But why not “give it a lash for the craic?”

In this little book, you’ll learn handy tricks to Irishify your sentences – and how to avoid those clangers that people think we say but never actually do, like the classic, “Top of the morning to you.”

You’ll even achieve the impossible and discover how to pronounce Irish names – like Clodagh, Tadhgh or Caoilfhinn. Call it a public service.

If you’re coming to Ireland and want to fit right in, this book’s for you. If you can’t make it to our little nation, here’s a way of visiting in spirit. “Go on, go on, go on. You will, you will, you will,” to quote the infamous Irish comedy, Father Ted.

Maybe the best thing about The Little Book of Irishisms - and we've only learned this by reading the reviews - is that it reminds us of the Irish people we love but can't be with.

The Little Book of Irishisms is the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys being part of the Irish community.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Aimee Alexander is the pen name of award-winning, best-selling Irish novelist and screenwriter, Denise Deegan. As Denise Deegan, she writes for teenagers; as Aimee Alexander, adults. Her historical novel of the Easter Rising 1916 won the international SCBWI Spark Award. Dublin is home where she lives with her family, dreaming of sunshine, a life without cooking and her novels being made into movies. She has a Masters in Public Relations and has been a nurse, china restorer, pharmaceutical sales rep, public relations executive, college lecturer and entrepreneur. Her toughest job was checkout girl but that did inspire a short story.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Little Book of Irishisms: Know the Irish...
Verlag: Deegan Communications
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Einband: Paperback
Illustrator: Concannon, Aimée
Zustand: As New
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket