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is the animosity between Dublin people and the rest of the country real?

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    #182
    eet fuk
    Registered Users Posts: 263 ✭✭eet fuk


    LorMal wrote: »
    Ye. What's that about? The plural of you is you.

    It's a colloquiallism. It's more fun than speaking the Queen's English all the time.


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    #183
    LorMal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,372 ✭✭✭LorMal


    eet fuk wrote: »
    It's a colloquiallism. It's more fun than speaking the Queen's English all the time.

    Verily


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    #184
    Vita nova
    Registered Users Posts: 734 ✭✭✭Vita nova


    LorMal wrote: »
    Ye. What's that about? The plural of you is you.
    It's a plural of you. It's archaic but I'm not sure that it's grammatically incorrect... more research required.

    In fact you have used it yourself:
    "Oh Come All Ye Faithful"
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057629317&page=59 (#879)


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    #185
    boobar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭boobar


    Dublin Answer: Yes it is quite real.

    Country Answer: Jasus, it's unrale, so it is, says I to him.


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    #186
    LorMal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,372 ✭✭✭LorMal


    Vita nova wrote: »
    It's a plural of you. It's archaic but I'm not sure that it's grammatically incorrect... more research required.

    In fact you have used it yourself:

    Ha - well spotted!! :D


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