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Reasons the irish language should or shouldnt RIP

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  • #32
    jumpguy
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    Blackjack wrote: »
    Any evidence to back up your claims here?.
    Well, I'm not gonna go trawling the internet looking for a source but I just know it. One incentive we both know is extra marks for doing your exam in Irish though.


  • #33
    Fad
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    jumpguy wrote: »
    Well, I'm not gonna go trawling the internet looking for a source but I just know it. One incentive we both now is extra marks for doing your exam in Irish though.

    Cop out:pac:

    While I dont think the marks should be given, but at the same time theyre absolutely nothing!


  • #34
    Blackjack
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    jumpguy wrote: »
    Well, I'm not gonna go trawling the internet looking for a source but I just know it. One incentive we both know is extra marks for doing your exam in Irish though.

    Cop out indeed, and I'm not gonna go trawling the internet looking for the evidence of your cop out as it's here on this thread.
    You don't have to live in or anywhere near a Gaeltacht to do your exams through Irish.
    Further, that incentive is only available to those sitting 2 specific exams. What about the rest of the Irish speaking population, what's their "Incentive"?.


  • #35
    Fad
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    Blackjack wrote: »
    Further, that incentive is only available to those sitting 2 specific exams. What about the rest of the Irish speaking population, what's their "Incentive"?.


    Is it not for all exams?


  • #36
    Blackjack
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    Fad wrote: »
    Is it not for all exams?

    only if you consider all exams to be the Leaving and Junior certs.....


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  • #37
    Fad
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    Blackjack wrote: »
    only if you consider all exams to be the Leaving and Junior certs.....

    Which I do, are there not extra marks in medical exams?


  • #38
    Blackjack
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    Fad wrote: »
    Which I do, are there not extra marks in medical exams?

    I don't believe so - could be wrong, but I highly doubt it.


  • #39
    PurpleFistMixer
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    I imagine I'd fail any college exams I took, were I to answer entirely in Irish... Though the idea of learning/speaking Irish merely to do a tiny bit better in exams is madness, IMO.


  • #40
    Fad
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    Blackjack wrote: »
    I don't believe so - could be wrong, but I highly doubt it.

    I phrased that poorly, I meant if you were to be examined by a doctor, but to be fair the JC and LC are two pretty huge exams and often the last ones people take.

    Also if you were to take Irish in Uni Im sure you'd get better marks for answering in Irish:pac:


  • #41
    dlofnep
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    jumpguy wrote: »
    Well, I'm not gonna go trawling the internet looking for a source but I just know it. One incentive we both know is extra marks for doing your exam in Irish though.

    Oh, you just know it now, do you? I guess that's that settled then. Jumpguy has settled the debate once and for all.

    It mightn't be anything to do with the fact that Gaeilge is their first language by any chance, now would it? Oh ho ho no! That would make too much sense.


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  • #42
    Blackjack
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    Fad wrote: »

    Also if you were to take Irish in Uni Im sure you'd get better marks for answering in Irish:pac:

    It would probably depend on the question, but there's a good chance of that alright.


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