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ATM as Gaeilge????????

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  • #62
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Lol BOI ATMs have had the Irish option for years. I've only used it once though.

    What really annoys me is the people who use the English option and then actually read each word. FFS it's pretty much the same every time. Don't stand there for 20 minutes like an idiot.


  • #63
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    micmclo wrote: »
    An Daingean
    Dingle was dropped as offical town name in 2005

    Is it not Dingle An Daingean now? Or something.


  • #64
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    Ar fheabhas!

    Ar dtús, an tocco.. Anois, an ATM.. ina dhiaidh sin, an domhan!!

    Deadly!

    Firstly, the tocco, now the atm.. after that - the world!


  • #65
    themadchef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,813 ✭✭✭themadchef


    robinph wrote: »
    put an Irish credit card into a machine in the UK

    And it will tell you to feck off back home in the language everyone understands (gobbley up my credit card-ish)..... Maxed out, on holidays and yer country is in recession.


  • #66
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    janeybabe wrote: »
    Is it not Dingle An Daingean now? Or something.

    All Gaeltachtaí are referred only by their name as gaeilge. The removed English from the signs. Here in Waterford, our local Gaeltacht only has the signs as Gaeilge.

    I love Gaeilge.. But personally, I don't think that getting into a big debate about names on signs is the way to really promote it.


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  • #67
    Davidius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,893 ✭✭✭Davidius


    ATMs? I rarely use those.

    I just use one of those dispenser things. You know the ones that heal you, give you metal and give you ammunition all for free? Yeah money comes out them too apparently.

    This is the thing I'm on about.


  • #68
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    mike65 wrote: »
    Maybe in the Gaeltacht but yesterday was the first time I'd been confronted by this example of needless pandering to linguistic minorities.

    Mike

    It is the official language of Ireland and Irish speakers have every right to have public services translated as gaeilge. Does it really break your heart to click "English"?

    Stop whining. You'd swear the entire thing was as gaeilge.


  • #69
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,496 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    I hate the ones that greet you by name when you put in your card.


  • #70
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    pickarooney wrote: »
    I hate the ones that greet you by name when you put in your card.

    Hello Pickarooney, please enter your pin:

    ?


  • #71
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    dlofnep wrote: »
    All Gaeltachtaí are referred only by their name as gaeilge. The removed English from the signs. Here in Waterford, our local Gaeltacht only has the signs as Gaeilge.

    I love Gaeilge.. But personally, I don't think that getting into a big debate about names on signs is the way to really promote it.

    But wasn't there a compromise or something so that it was to be referred to as both?

    Meh, I don't really care. I love Irish and I couldn't give a sh1t about na logainmneacha.


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  • #72
    RealJohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭RealJohn


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Avril, this is a forum for english speaking, there are forums dedicated to speaking as Gaelige so use them if you insist on speaking Irish.
    Given that these are supposedly Irish boards, I don't see why I shouldn't be allowed to speak my own language if I so choose. For the most part, I post in english, mainly because an unfortunately large number of people wouldn't have a clue what I was saying if I posted in Irish. I feel sorry for them that they can't appreciate our beautiful native tounge.
    Ronny Mitchell wrote: »
    I love when closet Gaeilgeoirí climb out of the woodwork to "defend" their beloved tongue. Can't say I've noticed ye as regular posters in TnanG.
    Tá brón orm, ní raibh a fhios agam nach raibh mé i mo Ghaeilgeoir mar nach mbím ar an mbord idirlíne ceart. Cheap mé gur leor é go labharaim Gaeilge gach lá agus go bhfuil grá agam don teanga.

    (brón orm maidir le chursaí gramadaigh áfach. Níl mo chuid Gaeilge scríofa ró-mhaith)


  • #73
    Donald-Duck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,119 ✭✭✭Donald-Duck


    dlofnep wrote: »
    All Gaeltachtaí are referred only by their name as gaeilge. The removed English from the signs. Here in Waterford, our local Gaeltacht only has the signs as Gaeilge.

    I love Gaeilge.. But personally, I don't think that getting into a big debate about names on signs is the way to really promote it.

    I was under the impression that Dingle was made an exception. I seem to remember a big deal about it being made


  • #74
    xOxSinéadxOx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,604 ✭✭✭xOxSinéadxOx


    use a debit card!

    but yeah it is annoying, I mean, why? just why? the queues will be longer now cos of that extra button you have to press :o


  • #75
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »
    use a debit card!

    but yeah it is annoying, I mean, why? just why? the queues will be longer now cos of that extra button you have to press :o

    But it's been like this for years. :confused:


  • #76
    xOxSinéadxOx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,604 ✭✭✭xOxSinéadxOx


    the irish? no it hasn't!


  • #77
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »
    the irish? no it hasn't!

    Um, it has. On BOI ones anyway.


  • #78
    Feelgood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭Feelgood


    janeybabe wrote: »
    Um, it has. On BOI ones anyway.

    Yeah its been on my 2 local BOI ones for close to 6 years now anyway!.

    Anyway the point is - who gives a flying fook?


  • #79
    xOxSinéadxOx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,604 ✭✭✭xOxSinéadxOx


    how odd, it only appeared on mine a few weeks ago


  • #80
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,351 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    RealJohn wrote: »
    Given that these are supposedly Irish boards, I don't see why I shouldn't be allowed to speak my own language if I so choose. For the most part, I post in english, mainly because an unfortunately large number of people wouldn't have a clue what I was saying if I posted in Irish. I feel sorry for them that they can't appreciate our beautiful native tounge.

    I appreciate the Irish language too (can't speak a word of it unfortunately) but it's an English language forum. It's just not practical for forums to allow for more than one language. It messes up the discussion and makes moderation a bítch.

    There is an Irish language forum (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=904) so I don't see what the problem is.


  • #81
    giggsy664
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭giggsy664


    2 questions:

    1) what's an ATM

    2) whats a gaeilge?


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  • #82
    Feelgood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭Feelgood


    giggsy664 wrote: »

    what's an ATM

    Ass-To-Mouth, its a popular porn genre...


  • #83
    giggsy664
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭giggsy664


    Feelgood wrote: »
    Ass-To-Mouth, its a popular porn genre...

    Ok. So whats a gaeilge then??? Is it gay ass electronic interlingual gay electronics?


  • #84
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    giggsy664 wrote: »
    Ok. So whats a gaeilge then??? Is it gay ass electronic interlingual gay electronics?

    Yes. It's literally so "gay" they had to note it twice in the acronym.


  • #85
    mental07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭mental07


    Hagar wrote: »
    The ATMs in France are fierce clever altogether, put in a foreign card and it responds in a default language associated with the country that issued the card not only that but also offers a choice of 4/5 other languages as well as French.
    Bank of Ireland machines do this too! Stick in a French card, lo and behold, everything's in French. It's bad French though. They could have made the effort to get it right.

    Is the Irish correct, out of interest?


  • #86
    Feelgood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭Feelgood


    giggsy664 wrote: »
    Ok. So whats a gaeilge then???

    ATM = Ass-To-Mouth

    Gaeilge?. Thon go dti beal


  • #87
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    janeybabe wrote: »
    But wasn't there a compromise or something so that it was to be referred to as both?

    Meh, I don't really care. I love Irish and I couldn't give a sh1t about na logainmneacha.

    No idea to be honest. I don't think signposts fall into the grand scheme of things when promoting the Irish language.

    I do however find it funny that there is rarely ever any critics of the Irish language who can actually speak it.


  • #88
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,351 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    dlofnep wrote: »
    I do however find it funny that there is rarely ever any critics of the Irish language who can actually speak it.

    Most of the criticisms would be that it's a dead language, pointless or useless (not saying it is now) so why would anyone who thinks it's useless bother their hole to learn it.


  • #89
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,105 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    As someone mentioned earlier Irish is the first official language of the Constitution and English second... and indeed if a conflict arises between the Irish and English articles the Irish will have precedence over the English interpretation.

    ...But the dirty little secret is that the Irish version of the Constitution was translated from the English draft so ultimately the English version is the "primary" source but the Irish translation is the "supreme" source.

    Or so our constitutional law professor told us (as Bearla)...


  • #90
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,159 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Lol storm in a teacup.

    Ireland has two official languages so by right Irish should have joined English on the ATMs when they were first brought out. It's an extra button to press to choose your language. Whoop dee fucking do.

    If people don't want it there then get it off the official languages list for the country (and that's a totally new debate altogether).


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  • #91
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Most of the criticisms would be that it's a dead language, pointless or useless (not saying it is now) so why would anyone who thinks it's useless bother their hole to learn it.

    Why ask a redundant question? If they consider it useless, why learn it? I considered it worthless in school, but after school I found it to be a worthy purpose to follow, support and learn. I have put time into promotion, and expanding the Irish language.

    What's the point? Well? Expansion of a language that was once a majority language on the Island of Ireland. Expansion of a language that is taught for 13 years without fluency.. And expansion of a language that has a terrible stigma, but is despite all that, fun to learn and great to express..

    But why explain it? I've found that some have already made up theit mind and cannot be influenced. I am not here to influence you. I am here to express my opinion.. And that is, the Irish language is our language and something we should retain.. Why? Despite being the first language on this Island, it is spoken by 100,000's of people on here and is out official language.. But then so, is an alternative way to express our feelings... Is a new experience for us.. A hobby.. A task. An objective to revive.. But as stated... I can tell you have already decided upon the faith of the language and have made your opinion... and I respect that. But respect those of us who wish to use it. It is our official language, and those of us who use it everyday deserve the right to speak it and have translations for public services.


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