Anyone seen the Micky D Higgins advert?

Jay D

Relating to the upcoming UK visit.

Just one thing that really makes me think. What is it with idiotic presenters insisting on using the word 'an' before something that doesn't start with or sound like a vowel? I have noticed this for a long time in our written papers (Irish but I gathered were actually English) and often in reports and I have always thought maybe I am missing something, maybe they are not actually sounding like complete idiots using an for 'horrific' or in this case 'an historical visit' which your man clearly says using the 'h' sound. It's like they're reading scripted text that they are either unable to make their own of or not allowed...

I have looked it up and it seems I am right to think they sound stupid. I have stopped watching, listening to or reading the news now for quite some time. Definitely a good move but how is this incorrect and stupid sounding speech being put out now by our national broadcaster? Not that I hold them in any regard anyway but seriously.

Does anyone here know any Irish person who uses 'an' for anything other than vowels or sounding like vowels?

jimgoose

I blame The Irish RM. "Top o' de mornin' ta yeronner, Surrr!"

mathie

After Hours.
The bastion of grammatical correctness.

gramar

Now if your're from Landan mate den it's 'an' before 'orrible, 'orrific and 'arry cos we don't saw the h. innit.

SEPT 23 1989

Bagbo Higgins goes to Mordor

jimgoose

gramar wrote: »

Now if your're from Landan mate den it's 'an' before 'orrible, 'orrific and 'arry cos we don't saw the h. innit.

England is a complex and terrifying place. We all heard about the bloke from Barnsley who went looking for a 99 cone in a pharmacy...

gramar

jimgoose wrote: »

England is a complex and terrifying place. We all heard about the bloke from Barnsley who went looking for a 99 cone in a pharmacy...

aint got a fackin' clue mate...never 'eard of it.

jimgoose

gramar wrote: »

aint got a fackin' clue mate...never 'eard of it.

"Nah then, lad - 'ave yer any arse-cream??"

gramar

jimgoose wrote: »

"Nah then, lad - 'ave yer any arse-cream??"

a fella goes into a pharmacy and asks for 99 condoms
'fuck me' says the pharmacist
'right' he says...'better make it a hundred so'

dxhound2005

Jay D wrote: »

Relating to the upcoming UK visit.

Just one thing that really makes me think. What is it with idiotic presenters insisting on using the word 'an' before something that doesn't start with or sound like a vowel? I have noticed this for a long time in our written papers (Irish but I gathered were actually English) and often in reports and I have always thought maybe I am missing something, maybe they are not actually sounding like complete idiots using an for 'horrific' or in this case 'an historical visit' which your man clearly says using the 'h' sound. It's like they're reading scripted text that they are either unable to make their own of or not allowed...

I have looked it up and it seems I am right to think they sound stupid. I have stopped watching, listening to or reading the news now for quite some time. Definitely a good move but how is this incorrect and stupid sounding speech being put out now by our national broadcaster? Not that I hold them in any regard anyway but seriously.

Does anyone here know any Irish person who uses 'an' for anything other than vowels or sounding like vowels?

I always say "an hour" in a phrase like "an hour and a half". It depends on whether the h is stressed. It is in half but not in hour. Am I an idiot?

.Henry Sellers.

More funny accents please, they are fun to read.

Roger_007

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I always say "an hour" in a phrase like "an hour and a half". It depends on whether the h is stressed. It is in half but not in hour. Am I an idiot?

Yes

Jay D

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I always say "an hour" in a phrase like "an hour and a half". It depends on whether the h is stressed. It is in half but not in hour. Am I an idiot?

No you're not brother. Clearly there is a 'h' sound there.