The Irish are known for their gift of gab and have famous Gaelic expressions like Slainte (cheers) or Caed Mile Failte (hundred thousand welcomes) but another thing I am enjoying is their use of the English vocabulary.
Trash is rubbish. Lines are queue points. To rent a house is to let.
However one of my favorite thing about the Irish people's usage of English are their responses to situations.
Things are not just great, they are "grand." Or "brilliant."
You don't just say thanks, you say "cheers" or "thanks a million." (I'm wondering if someone tried out "thanks a thousand" at one point and no one responded to them.)
These words are not said just in response to situations like "oh you saved my baby's life, thanks a million." I got a "thanks a million" because I held the door open last week.
And I gotta say, I enjoy it. I think it's great. Or brilliant.
I think it's brilliant that you are delighting in this! You are reminding me that a sense of gratitude is a positive force for lifting people up. In my own case, I'm going to try to be more grateful for Doc that minding his not being here like before.
ReplyDeleteMary McK
Erin, I laughed like a drain at your hypothesis about 'thanks a thousand.' I think you should go into stand-up.
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