The Official "rant/bitch/moan" Thread - Part 2

AndrewJD · 25-05-2014 1:37pm

hfallada wrote: »

Do well still need to get the generic BS emails? I dont really need the weekly chaplain report or some guest lecturer who is coming in to speak about something unrelated to my course

Set up a filter that catches emails from the trinity spam you don't want. Haven't seen a noticeboard or Student Learning email in years. It'd be nice if there was somewhere we could unsubscribe to emails we know we'll never want though.

abceire · 26-05-2014 12:31pm

hfallada wrote: »

Its just forced upon you in certain schools to speak a certain way. My teachers regularly would interrupt a student to correct his pronunciation.So gradually speak in a certain way. I generally notice that people from the country, can only tell between a "posh accent" and a strong "inner city accent". Where as a Dubliner, can tell where someone is from listening to their accent. Your accent is important in Dublin, as people judge you on it.

My class is most Dubs with a Dub accents so our teachers don't really ask us to repeat ourselves. I understand what you mean, in certain societies I will speak slower and more clearly or else the others might not understand me. It's just like speaking the way I did when living away. I still don't understand though why so many speak with the american accent. But as I'm older, I maybe haven't been so influenced by american tv and movies? But then why don't all young adults speak with this accent, why do so many in Trinity or those from affluent Dublin suburbs talk like this? IS it purely a trend?

Mr Pseudonym · 26-05-2014 1:23pm

hfallada wrote: »

Its just forced upon you in certain schools to speak a certain way. My teachers regularly would interrupt a student to correct his pronunciation.So gradually speak in a certain way.

First, unless it's a school of American teachers, that would hardly explain the South County Dublin accent. Second, I experienced no such thing in my school. My teachers would often not even correct someone for mispronouncing a word ("Hyperbole" is NOT pronounced "Hyper-bowl"!; "Breathed" does NOT have two syllables!), so there is no way they'd correct someone if they were pronouncing a word in a certain accent. The poster I quote may have experienced it, but I find it very difficult to believe that the "correcting" by teachers of their students' accents could lead to the widespread adoption of the accent.

abceire · 26-05-2014 1:53pm

I've never been corrected, I might just have to repeat what I said.
I just wonder where it came from?

Moomat · 26-05-2014 2:29pm

abceire wrote: »

I've never been corrected, I might just have to repeat what I said.
I just wonder where it came from?

I think many Irish accents started becoming americanised around the time the Friends tv series came out. (that's 20 years ago for anybody who wants to feel old

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bscm · 26-05-2014 3:55pm

abceire wrote: »

I've never been corrected, I might just have to repeat what I said.
I just wonder where it came from?

Many affluent children from South Dublin would visit America a lot. Evidence of this included the Abercrombie, Victoria Secret sweatpants and Ugg phase(s). Then there is also the culture aspect (television, music, "celebrity"). I've a feeling reality television played a big part in it ("The Hills" was huge back in the day and most of the people on it had very low accents with slow, drawn out words).

abceire · 26-05-2014 10:05pm

I watched the Hills and didn't start talking like that. I do understand how it can happen a bit. I find myself saying like a lot more of late.

LLMMML · 30-05-2014 1:06pm

Accents are picked up subconsciously, more from your peer group than anyone else (parents etc.),like many other mannerisms. You'd be speaking with an Americanized accent if your friends all did too, and you wouldn't even notice.

abceire · 30-05-2014 2:42pm

LLMMML wrote: »

Accents are picked up subconsciously, more from your peer group than anyone else (parents etc.),like many other mannerisms. You'd be speaking with an Americanized accent if your friends all did too, and you wouldn't even notice.

I totally like get that. I think it's happened to me too, like totally happened to me. Yep you sure do end up talking like those you are around, how does it start though?

NormalBob Ubiquitypants · 04-07-2014 10:39am

The emails from the library that come in at 6am.

SureYWouldntYa · 06-07-2014 8:30pm

Is anyone else's Blackboard not working ?

NormalBob Ubiquitypants · 09-10-2014 8:55pm

Freezing cold in my building. When TCD were asked to turn the heating on they just ignored requests. So cold.

Otis_taylor2 · 12-11-2014 9:27pm

some people are a real pain to work with. absolute bast*rds!

Bears and Vodka · 13-11-2014 12:59am

The 24 Hour has been extended over the summer, yet despite it being at full capacity over the weekends, they still wouldn't open the upper floor.

Taco Chips · 13-11-2014 1:03am

Yeah what is the reasoning for this? Didn't they already have the official opening? What's the hold up?

Bears and Vodka · 13-11-2014 1:17am

Taco Chips wrote: »

Yeah what is the reasoning for this? Didn't they already have the official opening? What's the hold up?

Someone said that in order for the rest of it to open, they need to have a security staff member present, which costs a lot of cash dolla that the library doesn't have. If that's so, then what was the point of extending it in the first place? And it's unsupervised now and it's doing fine. Basically, yeah... :pac:

hfallada · 13-11-2014 1:22am

Does anyone find their tcd email fairly useless. I get all my normal Gmail emails instantly, but at usually 5.30am I get 5 emails at once.

Plus 98% of the emails are useless. Usually something pointless like the access to gates on Pearse St will be restricted from 2.30am to 5.30am on Sunday night. Or the best is the email warning us about Ebola. Like seriously WTF???

Bears and Vodka · 13-11-2014 1:59am

Ever hear of email filters?

Unshelved · 14-11-2014 11:02am

Yeah what is the reasoning for this? Didn't they already have the official opening? What's the hold up?

That was a Naming Ceremony to thank the Benefactor - not the official opening. The Library is waiting for CCTV cameras to be installed before Levels 2 & 3 can be opened 24/7.

Bears and Vodka · 15-11-2014 1:12am

Unshelved wrote: »

That was a Naming Ceremony to thank the Benefactor - not the official opening. The Library is waiting for CCTV cameras to be installed before Levels 2 & 3 can be opened 24/7.

When will that happen? Roughly even?

AndrewJD · 17-11-2014 8:07pm

Not moaning personally but other people were and I'm curious: there was some stuff in the SU Council minutes about what the LBGT rights officer had said at class rep training or somewhere. Lots of comments about it being insensitive of other sexualities and not taking it seriously. What the minutes don't denote is what was actually said. Anyone know anything?

countbezukov · 20-11-2014 10:24am

Anyone else currently unable to renew books online or is it just me?

The Official "rant/bitch/moan" Thread - Part 2

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