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An Cionnfhaolach · **Joined:** Fri 09 Mar 2012 6:16 pm **Posts:** 1527

nuala wrote:

I grew up in the Irish community in Liverpool, lived in England and spent every summer in Galway. To this day I have never heard anyone say 'put the kettle down'.
On the other hand, I do put the kettle on about 6 times a day.

Where I live we say put the kettle down and put the kettle on, but we' re culchies

. I always thought though that putting the kettle down meant pushing the actual button on the kettle down to turn it on.

Saoirse · **Posted:** Thu 20 Sep 2012 3:50 pm

wannaleanrirish wrote:

I am from Dublin.
We never say put the kettle down.
Always put the kettle on.
In English I mean of course.
I wish I said it in Irish.

Stop wishing and just say it in Irish! We all have to start somewhere and where better than with a cuppa! 8-)

wannaleanrirish · **Joined:** Fri 16 Mar 2012 6:23 pm **Posts:** 36

Saoirse wrote:

wannaleanrirish wrote:

I am from Dublin.
We never say put the kettle down.
Always put the kettle on.
In English I mean of course.
I wish I said it in Irish.

Stop wishing and just say it in Irish! We all have to start somewhere and where better than with a cuppa! 8-)

Ba mhaith liom má duirt mé é as gaeilge. (an bhfuil sé ceart?)

Saoirse · **Posted:** Thu 20 Sep 2012 8:29 pm

wannaleanrirish wrote:

Saoirse wrote:

wannaleanrirish wrote:

I am from Dublin.
We never say put the kettle down.
Always put the kettle on.
In English I mean of course.
I wish I said it in Irish.

Stop wishing and just say it in Irish! We all have to start somewhere and where better than with a cuppa! 8-)

Ba mhaith liom má duirt mé é as gaeilge. (an bhfuil sé ceart?)

You could say, 'Ba mhaith liom é a rá i nGaeilge.' (I would like to say it in Irish.)

Breandán · **Posted:** Thu 20 Sep 2012 8:43 pm

Saoirse wrote:

wannaleanrirish wrote:

Saoirse wrote:

wannaleanrirish wrote:

I am from Dublin.
We never say put the kettle down.
Always put the kettle on.
In English I mean of course.
I wish I said it in Irish.

Stop wishing and just say it in Irish! We all have to start somewhere and where better than with a cuppa! 8-)

Ba mhaith liom má duirt mé é as gaeilge. (an bhfuil sé ceart?)

You could say, 'Ba mhaith liom é a rá i nGaeilge.' (I would like to say it in Irish.)

Or you could say B'fhearr liom é a rá i nGaeilge. "I'd prefer to say it in Irish"

Gumbi · **Joined:** Tue 06 Sep 2011 8:09 pm **Posts:** 943

I've never heard "Put it down" either.

Breandán · **Posted:** Thu 20 Sep 2012 10:11 pm

Irrespective of whether or not we have encountered it in person, clearly there _are_ people who _do_ say it, even if it might not be the usual way for most of us in most places.

Bríd Mhór · **Joined:** Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:29 pm **Posts:** 2985

Maybe only natives say it then.

Gumbi · **Joined:** Tue 06 Sep 2011 8:09 pm **Posts:** 943

Breandán wrote:

Irrespective of whether or not we have encountered it in person, clearly there _are_ people who _do_ say it, even if it might not be the usual way for most of us in most places.

Of course, I wasn't implying otherwise. Just making conversation

An Cionnfhaolach · **Joined:** Fri 09 Mar 2012 6:16 pm **Posts:** 1527

Bríd Mhór wrote:

Maybe only natives say it then.

and culchies :LOL:

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