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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150257403321

Autore

Ó Muirithe Diarmaid

Titolo

Words we use / / Diarmaid Ó Muirithe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dublin, Ireland : , : Gill & Macmillan, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-7171-5184-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (726 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TufferyAlan

Disciplina

427.9415

Soggetti

English language - Ireland - Etymology

Irish language - Influence on English

Information technology - Ireland

Electronic books.

Ireland Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Based on the Irish times columns"--Cover page.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Folk Etymology;  Indo-European; Names; Abuse; Woman; Middlebrow;  -ling Words; Fools; Oxford gets it wrong;  Spelling Irish; Drink; Temperance; Courtship; 'Great with him'-Plámás;  Text Messaging; Domestic;  a- Words; Children;  mis- Words; Food; Clothing; Medicine; Doctors and their language; Jade; Anatomy; Ailments; Good health;  Latin in English; Money; Quantity; Mood; Forlorn; Magic & Monsters; Loch Ness Monster; Pastimes; Social; 'Craic'; Children's games and customs; Hunting; Sport; Cards; Six of Hearts-Dick Grace; Trade

FishingBuilding; Other trades; The sack; Farming; Livestock; Farming and fairies; Vegetables; Workers; Stellan; Nautical; Boats; Sea phrases; Lodestone; Politics;  Political Correctness; Crime; 'By Hook or by Crook'; The Twangman's Mot;  Sheldru-Travellers' Cant; Trouble; Disturbance; Violence; Mayhem; 'Fossil history'; Movement; Posture; Hurry up; Nature; Phenomena; Weather; Animals; Horses; Other animals; Birds; Fish; Insects; Plants; Right or Wrong?; Beholding; Catched/Caught; Learn/Teach; Shall/Will; It's/Its; Ax/Ask;  Changing Meanings; Regions; North America; Ned Kelly's words



IrelandWest Indies; England; France; Scotland; Ulster; Seamus Heaney;  Computers & Shakespeare; Wordsmen; Nathaniel Bailey; John Florio; Eric Partridge; Francis Grose; Index of Words; Copyright; About the Author; About Gill & Macmillan

Sommario/riassunto

'Diarmaid Ó Muirithe's column Words We Use has been a feature of 'The Irish Times' over many years. This anthology, chosen by William Trevor as one of his Books of the Year in 'The Guardian', will change the way you think about language forever.