Things said in Ireland that no one says in England

MakeEmLaugh · 19-09-2014 10:24pm #1

Living in England, I've noticed things I say that no one in England says. Here are a couple of examples.

What They Say: Cupboard
What We Say: Press

What They Say: Pub Quiz
What We Say: Table Quiz

Anyone who's lived in England notice any other examples?

sammyjo90 · 19-09-2014 10:34pm

Irish call a swede a turnip! A turnip is a different vegetable entirely!

"out the gap" for leaving somewhere..(i think)

topper for a pencil sharpener

you Irish are weird :P

is mise spartacus · 19-09-2014 10:36pm

Family says bacon, I say rashers

roadsmart · 19-09-2014 10:38pm

I was saying goodbye to an English person recently and I said "good luck". He looked genuinely perplexed and said "why, is something going to happen?"

MakeEmLaugh · 19-09-2014 10:43pm

sammyjo90 wrote: »

Irish call a swede a turnip! A turnip is a different vegetable entirely!

That's what makes them so bloody hard to find in Tesco.

sammyjo90 wrote: »

"out the gap" for leaving somewhere..(i think)

I've never heard that before. Where was the person you heard using it from?

sammyjo90 · 19-09-2014 10:48pm

My brother in law says it. He's from atymon in county galway

PixelTrawler · 19-09-2014 10:58pm

Out the gap. One of the lads at work uses that a lot. Hes from the Mayo\roscommon border. "Well get this **** done and then out the gap"

PixelTrawler · 19-09-2014 10:59pm

Out the gap. One of the lads at work uses that a lot. Hes from the Mayo\roscommon border. "Well get this **** done and then out the gap"

PixelTrawler · 19-09-2014 11:00pm

Out the gap. One of the lads at work uses that a lot. Hes from the Mayo\roscommon border. "Well get this **** done and then out the gap"

Stinicker · 19-09-2014 11:00pm

They say: Empire

We Say: Oppression

alchemist33 · 19-09-2014 11:02pm

roadsmart wrote: »

I was saying goodbye to an English person recently and I said "good luck". He looked genuinely perplexed and said "why, is something going to happen?"

That's gas altogether

sammyjo90 · 19-09-2014 11:03pm

Yup that's it exactly pix!

The Gibzilla · 19-09-2014 11:07pm

"I will, yeah" in a certain tone in Ireland translates to "No, not a chance."

Steve · 19-09-2014 11:13pm

Irish person: What's the craic?

English person: /looks at ceiling " I think there may have been a leak at some point"

Sciprio · 19-09-2014 11:17pm

"Are you going to the ploughing this year?"

theteal · 19-09-2014 11:17pm

A school teacher friend let slip the word "copies" when referring to "workbooks" in a class of 12yr olds recently. . .he was met with dumb silence.

One I have only discovered recently and I don't know how far reaching it is but I told an English friend that the score of a match was "nil all". It took him a minute to cop what I meant and then he said, "oh you mean nil nil".

Where I would say something was "at home", they would say "in doors".

Too tired to think of any more just now. . .

rachiedee4298 · 19-09-2014 11:18pm

I lived over in UK for over ten years..other words or sayings I've come across:

We say: Cop on
They say: Pack it in

We say: that's bold
They say: that's naughty

We say: tea or coffee?
They say: brew?

Also the English for some reason can't say the name Cathal correctly - pretty amusing. Comes out sounding like Karl

sammyjo90 · 19-09-2014 11:19pm

We would use numpty for an idiot..i don't hear that over here so id guess that's an English thing, or a my family thing anyway!

MakeEmLaugh · 19-09-2014 11:21pm

theteal wrote: »

A school teacher friend let slip the word "copies" when referring to "workbooks" in a class of 12yr olds recently. . .he was met with dumb silence.

I work in a school, and have said copies before. I try to say 'exercise books' by copybooks slips out sometimes.

sammyjo90 · 19-09-2014 11:22pm

rachiedee4298 wrote: »

Comes out sounding like Karl

thats how ye pronounce carol over here though! My mother got very annoyed at first when we moved over!

Layinghen · 19-09-2014 11:23pm

Hot press, the looks you get when you say hot press!!!!!!!

Airing cupboard is apparently the English translation

:):)

sammyjo90 · 19-09-2014 11:25pm

Layinghen wrote: »

Hot press, the looks you get when you say hot press!!!!!!!

Airing cupboard is apparently the English translation :):)

that's a good one! I had forgotten that

rachiedee4298 · 19-09-2014 11:27pm

sammyjo90 wrote: »

thats how ye pronounce carol over here though! My mother got very annoyed at first when we moved over!

Oh yeah, I didn't even realise that. My English friends used to tease me when I would say salt..they said it sounds like I am saying assault

An Riabhach · 19-09-2014 11:32pm

Sorry about these being so obvious,but anyway:

Eejit - Idiot
Stephen's Day - Boxing Day
Soccer - Football

Do they say "spuds" in England?

sammyjo90 · 19-09-2014 11:33pm

Ah it goes both ways..we cant say anything like half(harf) grass(gr-arse), four( foor) without getting the piss taken out of us!

the letter H... Dunno if its all of you but most irish pronounce it hay-ch

MakeEmLaugh · 19-09-2014 11:35pm

sammyjo90 wrote: »

the letter H... Dunno if its all of you but most irish pronounce it hay-ch

Most Irish do, but plenty of English do as well.

I personally pronounce it 'Aitch', but that's because I teach English and that is technically how it should be pronounced.

sammyjo90 · 19-09-2014 11:37pm

Damn..erase that so haha

ohh..Wisht!
Never heard of that till i came to the west!

lulu1 · 19-09-2014 11:38pm

MakeEmLaugh wrote: »

I work in a school, and have said copies before. I try to say 'exercise books' by copybooks slips out sometimes.

I would always say copy why can it not be used in the classroom

Sam Kade · 19-09-2014 11:41pm

They call Ireland Island, America is Americur. They call the ground the floor, they still can't distinguish between outdoors and indoors :rolleyes:

lulu1 · 19-09-2014 11:45pm

Did anyone ever notice when they go to stay with friends/family in england that they would drink tea all day and nothing to eat with it..

scruff monkey · 19-09-2014 11:45pm

rachiedee4298 wrote: »

Also the English for some reason can't say the name Cathal correctly - pretty amusing. Comes out sounding like Karl

being one, Karl would be better than most of the mangled oral atrocities visited upon my name when abroad or dealing with non local clients.

Waitsian · 19-09-2014 11:46pm

Seasan wrote: »

Stephen's Day - Boxing Day

See I don't get this. I know lots of people say the latter, have done my whole life.

lulu1 · 19-09-2014 11:47pm

scruff monkey wrote: »

being one, Karl would be better than most of the mangled oral atrocities visited upon my name when abroad or dealing with non local clients.

Niamh is another name that they find difficult

goz83 · 19-09-2014 11:47pm

The word "the" almost doesn't exist with the ordinary english person.

"I'm going down pub"

"Put bag down"

"I am best"

goz83 · 19-09-2014 11:48pm

mod9maple wrote: »

See I don't get this. I know lots of people say the latter, have done my whole life.

proddy!!! Get him :pac:

rachiedee4298 · 19-09-2014 11:50pm

scruff monkey wrote: »

being one, Karl would be better than most of the mangled oral atrocities visited upon my name when abroad or dealing with non local clients.

We eventually figured out how to get them to pronounce it correctly..many many years later like!
Get them to say ALCOHOL and then drop the AL

Waitsian · 19-09-2014 11:51pm

goz83 wrote: »

proddy!!! Get him :pac:

Har, har (and yes I know you're being facetious).

Coming from Newry though, I do know quite a few of our British co-inhabitants on this fine isle of ours.

But seriously, a lot of people use Boxing Day, myself included. And their 'cultural' background doesn't come into it.

sammyjo90 · 19-09-2014 11:52pm

Siobhan!!
see o ban was how my mum first pronounced it. Poor woman makes bday cakes over here and it is essential for her to get the customers to spell out the name.

and what's wrong with having just tea!

Sam Kade · 19-09-2014 11:53pm

The first time I was in the Canaries I went into a shop with a plastic bag when this old woman came over to me and kept saying leaf the bag. I was thinking WTF does she want me to lift the bag for

until I clicked she was trying to say leave the bag.

kurtainsider · 19-09-2014 11:56pm

Go handy = Slow down

K.Flyer · 19-09-2014 11:59pm

After dinner we have dessert, they have "pudding"

When we feel like Sh!te, they feel "poorly"

Into The Blue · 19-09-2014 11:59pm

See o baann for Siobhán
Eaowin for Eoin

rachiedee4298 · 20-09-2014 12:00am

What's a dead give away that your from Ireland when over there is saying "I'm grand"

sammyjo90 · 20-09-2014 12:02am

Runners/takkies for trainers..and pants for trousers

deise08 · 20-09-2014 12:06am

Rubber-eraser.
topper- sharpener.

bob50 · 20-09-2014 12:11am

sammyjo90 wrote: »

Runners/takkies for trainers..and pants for trousers

Also what we call Runners they say Trainers but they also call briefs / boxers pants we call them what they they are Jocks

NTC · 20-09-2014 12:11am

A glass = A half

We say => A glass of Guinness
They say => A half a Guinness

Nearly removed from a bar one time when I asked for a "pint and glass of Guinness", barman thought I was being smart asking for a " pint in a glass "

deise08 · 20-09-2014 12:13am

it's just down the road

bob50 · 20-09-2014 12:15am

Was over there recently Manchester area was visiting family they kept saying "would you like a drink" and i was saying it was a bit early n the day. But what they meant was would you have a cup of tea / coffee

Into The Blue · 20-09-2014 12:22am

bob50 wrote: »

Was over there recently Manchester area was visiting family they kept saying "would you like a drink" and i was saying it was a bit early n the day. But what they meant was would you have a cup of tea / coffee

And never a biscuit offered!!!

deise08 · 20-09-2014 12:24am

We say-Flogs.
They say-flumps/marshmallows.

Things said in Ireland that no one says in England

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