Last week, The Equality Authority of Ireland pursued a case on behalf of the National Women’s Council of Ireland against Portmarnock Golf Club to lift the ban on women becoming members of the club. I know very little about the law but it seemed obvious to me that their attempt would fail.
What I do know ... Read On
Ruud Udderhaaf thinks that the British government should start a campaign to stop the English from adding an ‘r’ to words ending in vowels, for example: ‘Barcelonar’, ‘Annar’ and ‘Emmar’.
Why do they do it? I wanted to find out for once and for all. So, I trawled around for a while, read a few articles ... Read On
This peculiarly Irish one covers everything and nothing at the same time.
I’m grand
..can have many hidden meanings. What it may mean to the speaker is,
Well, there’s a lot going on but nothing I want to discuss right now.
Whereas the recipient might infer,
Ask no more questions unless you have half a day to listen to me.
Or, ... Read On
This one always makes me laugh..
It is out of the question
What exactly is outside the question? What was the question?..
Dad, can I borrow your car to go to the pub with my mates
…might be the type of question that could evoke a response like that, meaning
No with a capital N.
So if that is the question, ... Read On
I often wonder about the idioms we use every day, how ludicrous some of them seem, if you actually think about what you are saying. For example,
He was beside himself with excitement
This conjures up amusing images of something physically impossible. It must really confuse foreigners trying to learn English.
I decided to look for the origins ... Read On
