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mklinger23 OP t1_j5rzlcx wrote

Reply to comment by Pheeelz in Any Irish speakers in the city? by mklinger23

Most people from Ireland that I know refer to it as Irish. Non-immigrant Irish Americans might be a different story. The linguist community has kind of landed on Irish as well which is why I choose to use it instead of gaelic.

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SomePaddy t1_j5tqa7y wrote

>The linguist community has kind of landed on Irish as well which is why I choose to use it instead of gaelic.

You chose wisely.

>Non-immigrant Irish Americans might be a different story.

TIL a fancy way of saying "Plastic Paddies"

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mklinger23 OP t1_j5twuw7 wrote

> TIL a fancy way of saying "plastic paddies"

I was trying to be respectful 😅

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