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Irish subtitles in movies

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    Professey Chin
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    With a name like that I dont think he's allowed speak of anything important.
    Who could really take him seriously???


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    Ruu_Old
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    hehehehehe..Gay. >_>


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    BaconZombie
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    Only if they include Klingon and L33T as well ......


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    bluto63
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    Lol there's a thread in Films about this. I love the difference in opinion between the two forums, which each considers the more important aspect :)


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    Biggins
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    A' well, its F.G. - 'nuff said!


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    IvySlayer
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    /888


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    MIN2511
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    Twould be interesting to do so... How many people speak Gaelic? Another waste of money, people are being made redundant everyday and this eejit is thinking of something like this.. htf are such people elected into Goverment :(


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    javaboy
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    MIN2511 wrote: »
    Twould be interesting to do so... How many people speak Gaelic? Another waste of money, people are being made redundant everyday and this eejit is thinking of something like this.. htf are such people elected into Goverment :(

    Gay Mitchell is FG. He hasn't been elected to government for quite some time. :)


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    MIN2511
    Registered Users Posts: 5,398 ✭✭✭MIN2511


    javaboy wrote: »
    Gay Mitchell is FG. He hasn't been elected to government for quite some time. :)

    Thank you, but still htf does he come up with such suggestions? Like i believe he's being paid for being a member of FG...


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    Terry
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    MIN2511 wrote: »
    Twould be interesting to do so... How many people speak Gaelic? Another waste of money, people are being made redundant everyday and this eejit is thinking of something like this.. htf are such people elected into Goverment :(
    Wouldn't this actually create jobs?


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    galwayrush
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    How many Gaelic speakers don't understand English?:rolleyes:


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    MIN2511
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    julep wrote: »
    Wouldn't this actually create jobs?
    I suppose so....


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    burgess1
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    We definitely need to revive our language and give people an opportunity to speak it more often but cluttering the screen with subtitles that most people won't use is a terrible idea.


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    Nolanger
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    dresden8 wrote: »
    Good to see that Fine Gael are keeping their eye on the important issues of the day.

    Here's a better one - a few years back another FG politician called Brian Hayes proposed a new public holiday in honour of all the foreigners coming here.


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    Biggins
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    Nolanger wrote: »
    Here's a better one - a few years back another FG politician called Brian Hayes proposed a new public holiday in honour of all the foreigners coming here.
    :eek: Holy crap!


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    krudler
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    What a load of crap, who wants to see a summer blockbuster movie with Irish fecking subtitles on the screen, maybe if they improved how Irish is taught in schools and leave our movies alone it might have a better effect? oh wait, thats common sense which is somethng all Irish policiticians lack


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    The_Minister
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    MIN2511 wrote: »
    Thank you, but still htf does he come up with such suggestions? Like i believe he's being paid for being a member of FG...
    His solution to the economic crisis was to borrow the money from China.


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    sneakerfreak
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    galwayrush wrote: »
    How many Gaelic speakers don't understand English?:rolleyes:

    the last non english speaker died in 2000/2001 I think it was

    they lived on Tory Island,9 miles off the coast of Tír Chonaill.


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    chin_grin
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    Ack I think it would be gas. We could all have competitions for the first person to spot and shout out the work "feic". Imagine that. A world where Irish cinema goers shouting "feic" at the screen. I'm tearing up with pride already.


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    Mark200
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    julep wrote: »
    Wouldn't this actually create jobs?

    Well I'm sure we could find something useful for them to do....


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    Rsaeire
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    What is the percentage of Irish people who actually speak Irish on a daily basis? I think I remember reading it was approximately 10%.


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    Fad
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    sneakerfreak wrote: »
    the last non english speaker died in 2000/2001 I think it was

    they lived on Tory Island,9 miles off the coast of Tír Chonaill.

    They speak/spoke Irish on Tory Island, really wanna see it some day (I dream big!)


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    MIN2511
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    Isn't China in a recession?

    Meh anyone who borrows from China would be indebted for LIFE!


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    jester77
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    Stupid idea. Nothing against the language, but when you go to watch a movie you don't want subtitles taking up part of the picture, especially subtitles that > 90% of the audience don't understand.


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    dolliemix
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    i'm all for it! And I'm glad there is a politician out there who dares to talk of something that doesn't involve the recession


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    MIN2511
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    The_Minister wrote: »
    His solution to the economic crisis was to borrow the money from China.
    Isn't China in a recession?

    Meh anyone who borrows from China would be indebted for LIFE!


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    jester77
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    The_Minister wrote: »
    His solution to the economic crisis was to borrow the money from China.

    Crazy suggestion, can't see the local pub taking yuan's when I want a pint... probably be alright for a late night green curry!


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    An Fear Aniar
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    jester77 wrote: »
    Stupid idea. Nothing against the language, but when you go to watch a movie you don't want subtitles taking up part of the picture, especially subtitles that > 90% of the audience don't understand.

    +1 Ridiculous suggestion. It would cause even more resentment against Irish - bad enough people being force fed it in school.


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    reyortsed
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    Although I cannot see the content of original link that was posted, I am assuming it was about a politician who suggesting subtitling films with Irish?

    As a learner of multiple foreign languages, I have to say that this is/was an excellent suggestion.

    When I was learning swedish (when I lived there), this was my primary method of learning before I my speaking and reading/writing got more advanced. Now I live in Norway and speak that fluently too... again, texting was really important.

    This is simply because you associate the english with the translation without realising it (it's kind of there all the time) - and if the film is quite a popular one, you will remember specific scenes and specific sentances (even pick up some cool slang). For example, I would love to know how to say "****wit" in Irish (or at least learn the translator's word for it)...

    By doing this I was fluent in swedish within a year, and got to the point where I could study at university in sweden completely in swedish within 2.5 years.

    Considering the revivalist efforts that are going on with the Irish language, I would definately (based on my own experience), give this suggestion some serious thought.

    Btw. The reason I comment here on "boards.ie", is because my new project is to learn Irish. I am currently in the Buntus Cainte phase (quite early).

    I asked TG4 if they have any plans to text english films/programs as part of their offerings... havent heard back yet. While googling "irish subtitles", this was quite a prominent hit.

    Health at you!

    Regards

    //Steve


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    reyortsed
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    Oh and for those who think it would be an issue when going to the cinema, I am sure the cinema could make it a limited showing on the schedule (just like 2D or 3D, you can choose)...


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