Mate

gramar · 19-06-2013 09:01AM

Dravokivich wrote: »

It comes from "right so ted"

It doesn't matter what your name is.

Is that right Ted?

iDave · 19-06-2013 09:05AM

The English, a great bunch of mates

Fratton Fred · 19-06-2013 10:11AM

bear1 wrote: »

To be fair, It probably annoys the English when we say the word "ye"

That annoys anyone north of Mitchelstown to be fair.

Hoop66 · 19-06-2013 10:17AM

Bajingo wrote: »

An English guy called me a chap yesterday, I've never been referred to as a chap before, it was strange.

Chap is the more middle-class version of mate, used mostly in the SE of England. It annoys me more than mate.

donegal_road · 19-06-2013 10:20AM

if you ever work in England, and you dont use the word 'mate' when asking someone to do something for you, it can sound like you are giving an abrupt order.

FTA69 · 19-06-2013 10:23AM

Stupid f*cking linguistic osmosis. I've started saying "mate" after living here, if I ever start saying "bruv" I'm f*cking going home immediately.

gobnaitolunacy · 19-06-2013 10:25AM

Conall Cernach wrote: »

"Mate" is bad enough but "cheers" really does my head in.

Ah now, it was a good sitcom in its day.

wobzilla1 · 19-06-2013 10:25AM

I make calls to England nearly every day too. They always answer the phone by saying their name.

LordSutch · 19-06-2013 10:26AM

Specialun wrote: »

I dial into the UK every day and they overuse the word,its kinda annoying at times. . .

I have no idea what this means

EazyD · 19-06-2013 10:42AM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Alright mate = hello = staareee bud
cheers = thank you = ta bud
Cheers mate = goodbye = talk ta ya bud

Does that help?

I find "ta" to be one of, if not the most cringeworthy of them all. It's just so irritating and lazy

Gambas · 19-06-2013 10:46AM

ScumLord wrote: »

Sound, scan.

That's the finesht, horse.

wadacrack · 19-06-2013 10:56AM

Specialun wrote: »

I dial into the UK every day and they overuse the word,its kinda annoying at times

All i hear is "alright mate".sometimes i feel like going" im not your mate ,this is my first time peaking to you"

Anybody else find it annoying

How is that annoying. Why start a thread about something so trivial.

Míshásta · 19-06-2013 11:09AM

afaik "ye" is used in most parts of Ireland. It's not incorrect, just non-standard.

A very useful word as it refers to the plural "you" - thus avoiding ambiguity.

In Cork, substitute "Biy"(boy) for Mate and you'll fit in.

"Hiyah Biy!" Finish on a rising extended note of course.

mathepac · 19-06-2013 11:18AM

Specialun wrote: »

... Anybody else find it annoying

Intensely annoying especially when typed in boards.ie posts or used on the phone.

Leftist · 19-06-2013 11:18AM

what a pointless thing to get wound up about, a term of affection ffs.

Crooked Jack · 19-06-2013 12:02PM

Brit soldiers used to call me (well, everyone) mate all the time when they were tramping about south Armagh. When not ignoring them completely I usually replied with "I'm not your fuckin' mate," or something altogether more vitriolic.

Leftist · 19-06-2013 12:10PM

Crooked Jack wrote: »

Brit soldiers used to call me (well, everyone) mate all the time when they were tramping about south Armagh. When not ignoring them completely I usually replied with "I'm not your fuckin' mate," or something altogether more vitriolic.

what a brave son of erin.

Ruu · 19-06-2013 12:20PM

Tell them that you live in Southern Ireland and not the Brit owned part.

Crooked Jack · 19-06-2013 12:36PM

Leftist wrote: »

what a brave son of erin.

You're right, I should have thanked them for destroying south Armagh with their spy posts and gargantuan barracks, destroying peoples livelihoods by breaking down fences and ditches, spreading diseases between farms, making the place a black hole in terms of investment and employment, and of course, who didn't love their delightful little penchant for beating and shooting people.

Kold · 19-06-2013 12:40PM

YARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR MATEYYYYYY

Leftist · 19-06-2013 12:56PM

Crooked Jack wrote: »

You're right, I should have thanked them for destroying south Armagh with their spy posts and gargantuan barracks, destroying peoples livelihoods by breaking down fences and ditches, spreading diseases between farms, making the place a black hole in terms of investment and employment, and of course, who didn't love their delightful little penchant for beating and shooting people.

They didn't break fences did they? Jesus. the crators in syria think they have it tough.
I heard Intel were going to build their factory in Crossmaglen instead of Leixlip, what with it being conveniently in the middle of nowhere, but changed their minds because of the state of the ditches all broken up.

LordSutch · 19-06-2013 12:58PM

Crooked Jack wrote: »

You're right, I should have thanked them for destroying south Armagh with their spy posts and gargantuan barracks, destroying peoples livelihoods by breaking down fences and ditches, spreading diseases between farms, making the place a black hole in terms of investment and employment, and of course, who didn't love their delightful little penchant for beating and shooting people.

Tempted to reply, but I don't want to derail the thread anymore than it has been :rolleyes:

'Mate' as a slang term is becoming ever more popular here too of recent years, so its not just confined to parts of England anymore.

FatherLen · 19-06-2013 12:58PM

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

I'm not your buddy, pal!

I'm not your pal, guy!

Crooked Jack · 19-06-2013 01:00PM

Leftist wrote: »

They didn't break fences did they? Jesus. the crators in syria think they have it tough.
I heard Intel were going to build their factory in Crossmaglen instead of Leixlip, what with it being conveniently in the middle of nowhere, but changed their minds because of the state of the ditches all broken up.

You clearly have no understanding of what I'm talking about. In a community that relies hugely on farming, breaking down fences and ditches and tramping from farm to farm spreads diseases such as TB and foot and mouth, which destroyed people's livelihoods.
But hey, you go right ahead making uninformed, snide remarks because you think they make you sound cool and aloof.

As for "mate," I've heard some people from Belfast use it recently but nowhere else in Ireland.

Leftist · 19-06-2013 01:05PM

Crooked Jack wrote: »

You clearly have no understanding of what I'm talking about. In a community that relies hugely on farming, breaking down fences and ditches and tramping from farm to farm spreads diseases such as TB and foot and mouth, which destroyed people's livelihoods.
But hey, you go right ahead making uninformed, snide remarks because you think they make you sound cool and aloof.

hey I'm agreeing with you?

especially on the foot and mouth stuff. Fwiw, the feckers probably set out in the middle of the night and traipsed all over ditches and fences around the whole island. Because it seemed to effect the south too. Dirty chancers.

Perhaps they took it over from england where they trained in foot & mouth infested kill factories and they purposely brought it over to South armagh where it thus spread all over the land?

I heard they were awful feckers like that.

Leftist · 19-06-2013 01:06PM

Crooked Jack wrote: »

As for "mate," I've heard some people from Belfast use it recently but nowhere else in Ireland.

never been to dublin then?

Crooked Jack · 19-06-2013 01:16PM

Leftist wrote: »

hey I'm agreeing with you?

especially on the foot and mouth stuff. Fwiw, the feckers probably set out in the middle of the night and traipsed all over ditches and fences around the whole island. Because it seemed to effect the south too. Dirty chancers.

Perhaps they took it over from england where they trained in foot & mouth infested kill factories and they purposely brought it over to South armagh where it thus spread all over the land?

I heard they were awful feckers like that.

More uninformed baseless prattle. How....unexpected.

Never noticed any Dubs saying it but then again there's probably at least a dozen people from Dublin I havent spoken to so I'm open to correction.

Leftist · 19-06-2013 01:56PM

Crooked Jack wrote: »

More uninformed baseless prattle. How....unexpected.

Never noticed any Dubs saying it but then again there's probably at least a dozen people from Dublin I havent spoken to the vast majority of Dublin so I'm open to correction.

I don't want to be too critisising as I'm sure you are distracted from the gun shots and bombs going on around you and all those poor fences getting left opened to allow the cows out, but can you try to rearrange this sentence so it makes sense?

ScumLord · 19-06-2013 01:59PM

The Mustard wrote: »

Ultrasound?

He might be, I've never met him.

gobnaitolunacy · 19-06-2013 02:09PM

Crooked Jack wrote: »

breaking down fences and ditches and tramping from farm to farm spreads diseases such as TB and foot and mouth, which destroyed people's livelihoods.

Walkers/hunters/fishermen do this every day of the week.:rolleyes:

Mate

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