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Book or Buke

  • 16-12-2013 6:54pm
    #1
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭


    I observe the increasing use of buke to describe a tome of bound paper. I was brought up to refer to it as a book, like the majority of the world.
    Why is buke becoming more prevalent?

    What is a tome 46 votes

    Book
    0% 0 votes
    Buke
    95% 44 votes
    Paper is so last century
    4% 2 votes


Comments

  • #2
    Rhyme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,561 ✭✭✭Rhyme


    Book, buk, buyk, BOOK.


  • #3
    BattleCorp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,790 ✭✭✭✭BattleCorp


    Too many fcuking Dubs.* :(






    *Puts on body armour and hides down in bunker.


  • #4
    wazky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    Buke-Kake


  • #5
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Book, look, took, rook.

    Same sound.


  • #6
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Book, look, took, rook.

    Same sound.

    Book cook cock bock lock look...same sound.


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,591 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    It's actually a codex.


  • #8
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,095 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    'Increasing use?' There is nothing new about it.


  • #9
    Reekwind
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,126 ✭✭✭Reekwind


    Book. As in look or luck


  • #10
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    looksee wrote: »
    'Increasing use?' There is nothing new about it.
    I suffer aurally from the expanding operation of the pronunciation buke.
    I've never heard it outside Ireland.


  • #11
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,841 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    I hear it referred to a "buke" up north. Not a new thing


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  • #12
    Muise...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,512 ✭✭✭Muise...


    snubbleste wrote: »
    I suffer aurally from the expanding operation of the pronunciation buke.
    I've never heard it outside Ireland.

    I know. It's so uncuth.


  • #13
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,875 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    snubbleste wrote: »
    I observe the increasing use of buke to describe a tome of bound paper. I was brought up to refer to it as a book, like the majority of the world.
    Why is buke becoming more prevalent?

    Does buke rhyme with Luke? Does book rhyme with look?


  • #14
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Buke is real Dublinese, and there's nothing wrong with that . . .



  • #15
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,762 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Book, although like "Mum" and "Ma" it'll probably get me labeled a trecherous west-brit liberal pinko brown/blue*shirt.

    *not sure which one, couldn't give a flying monkey's.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #16
    catallus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭catallus


    I think Buke is from up around the more northern counties. It is, of course, totally incorrect.


  • #17
    Meangadh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,963 ✭✭✭Meangadh


    Only ever hear Dubs and people from Mayo saying buke.


  • #18
    chosen1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 419 ✭✭chosen1


    catallus wrote: »
    I think Buke is from up around the more northern counties. It is, of course, totally incorrect.

    The "oo" sound in 'ooze' or 'boots' isn't questioned is it.
    Personally say book and cook to rhyme with boots. People need to get over this one.


  • #19
    Daqster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 723 ✭✭✭Daqster


    Reservation.


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