Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
Hi all, please see this major site announcement: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427594/boards-ie-2026

English

English and the Linguistics & Etymology forum. English - Discuss the English language, mother tongue of many, mastered by few. Linguistics & Etymology - All about the origin, history, and significance of words.
Latest posts
Thread title / Started by Last Post Replies Views
Useful etymology links
Sticky
25-09-2006 14:04
3 9.4K
Linguistics? eh.. Whats that?
Sticky
24-09-2006 22:39
19 10K
Offering English Lessons? 12...45
Sticky
26-05-2006 18:10
121 47.2K
The English Board Charter (Updated June '05)
Sticky
23-06-2005 00:21
1 8.5K
Word of the day! 12...151152
Sticky
11-11-2016 22:55
4.5K 224.9K
I had drink taken
04-12-2025 22:13
14 1K
Exasperate/exacerbate
08-09-2025 16:37
2 75
When did misgendering a trans person become seen as good grammar?
28-08-2025 08:36
0 55
How 'on-line' are you (can you decipher this)?
18-04-2025 15:30
2 103
Is "Hey boy" an acceptable greeting? 12
Answered
27-12-2024 16:47
48 1.5K
Culchie etymology - many theories but I have never come across this one before.
17-12-2024 09:27
19 595
Saying
27-05-2024 10:11
2 101
Conversational English practice / classes
05-08-2024 14:26
1 41
"Handicapped"?
25-10-2023 23:47
0 61
"Getting it handy"
19-12-2023 13:48
6 267
An apostrophe (') in front of a word what does it mean?
03-11-2023 18:38
8 304
Mind your SFs&DTs - Anyone know the meaning?
19-06-2021 16:39
2 96
What type of phrase is 'living at home'?
01-06-2021 11:16
0 84
Professional grammar service
03-07-2025 13:07
10 380
Why don't adults who immigrate to other nations change their accent?
30-08-2020 18:42
1 270
irritating new words 12
19-07-2020 22:01
56 2.3K
Learning English - App for absolute beginner
03-07-2020 17:24
0 109
IELTS: anywhere in Dublin sitting exams?
26-05-2020 14:37
1 196
Funny and weird past participles and made up Hiberno Irish words
05-03-2020 14:17
1 272
Do I have correct pronunciation?
08-11-2019 10:08
7 538
Is it grammatically incorrect to drop articles?
27-10-2019 00:56
9 592
Confident - in, of, with, about?
13-10-2019 12:41
10 1.4K
Would not be believed ( exthergated)
09-10-2019 18:55
7 473
Use of (sic) to denote grammar mistakes, or to rebut an entire argument or position.
08-10-2019 19:12
11 1.9K
'Times' or 'Times By'
Poll
12-07-2019 00:24
6 401
Segue and Segway
11-07-2019 08:11
4 483
To use 'Gotten' or not...
Poll
07-07-2019 00:23
5 932
The great 'HAVE' or 'OF' debate
05-07-2019 11:02
27 1.1K
General grammar questions
19-09-2018 22:22
26 1.9K
Nines?
22-07-2018 21:46
6 615
Advertisement
Advertisement