How to speak with an Irish accent
Ready to learn how to speak with an Irish accent in English? You may also enjoy my article about how to speak Irish (Gaeilge). Check out the most popular posts on the right for other topics you may find interesting, and subscribe to the blog for some unconventional language hacking tips! Ah English, you have such a wide range of dialects that can cause many hilarious confusions! I nearly got fired once for innocently suggesting that my 13 year old Mathematics students in New York “openly share rubbers without asking permission” (Rubber to me is an eraser to them, but in USA it’s a condom). In Ireland we are lucky enough to be exposed to quite a lot of different versions of English thanks to television/cinema/literature. Other than poorly imitated Irish accents in films, the Irish dialect of English seems to elude a lot of people. Why do the Irish speak like that? Firstly, there’s no such thing as an Irish accent. Different grammar Yes you read that right: amn’t. Story? Story? Why?? Cheers!
11 key tips to stay productive while on the go
Photo via Bigstock It’s hard enough to stay productive in the office or at your desk – with your full array of resources, hardware and professional creature comforts surrounding you. But when you’re away from your normal workplace – traveling on business, across town in meetings, or anytime you’re working while mobile – there are plenty of best practices to keep you focused and productive. Here are several best practices culled from some of the most productive “mobile” people I know. 1. A recent survey by Lifehacker asked its readers to name their preferred note-taking tool. I recommend a good Moleskine notebook. 2. For me, that means keeping the tools I need – iPhone, Moleskine, pen, even business cards and Bluetooth earpiece – in the same place all the time in either my suit jacket, pockets or laptop bag. 3. 4. At any given time, you likely have a number of tasks and to do’s that can be executed without the use of technology or any tools beyond pen and paper. 5. 6. Aspirin. 7. 8. 9. 10.
How many words do I need to learn?
How many words do I need to learn?Home > Guide > Vocabulary > How many words? One of the most common questions I get asked is 'How many words do I need to learn?'. The answer is of course to learn any many as you can, but I can be more precise. Some words are very common while others are rarely ever seen. This means that you can understand a large part of mosts texts with only a limited number of words. These lexemic frequency dictionaries were made during the Cold War for the purpose of computerized automatic surveillance of other countries - especially Russia. I have one such dictionary in digital format for Russian. This shows clearly that vocabulary frequency follows both the law of Pareto (80% of occurences by only 20% of words) and the law of diminishing returns. So yes you can probably read any text with only 3000 or 5000 words, but you will always miss some key words. Lexemic dictionaries also exist for other languages but are hard to find.
speak with an Irish accent?
Come here, boyo, let's not misunderstand each other: you're not going to be able to sound like a Dubliner by the end of this article. Many have tried, many have failed: Brad Pitt in The Devil's Own, Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness, Richard Gere in The Jackal, Tom Cruise in Far and Away. God almighty, they were all bollocks! But it's not just the lads - the colleens are useless too: Julia Roberts in Michael Collins. But it's obviously worth trying - these notables were all too aware of the increased sexual allure of those of the Hibernian (that is, Irish) persuasion. And that accent is a powerful tool. It's all in the voice, and we're here to pimp you out to whomever it is that you're hoping to impress. 1. We obviously don't have time here to go word by word through the dictionary, pointing out how Irish folk say things differently. Soften your vowels Perhaps the best example of how vowels in the Irish argot are softer is contained in the schoolhouse recitation of the alphabet.
Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Locate Your Lost Tech Later
Right now, your phone (or tablet, or laptop) is sitting safely next to you at your desk. Or maybe you're using it to read this right now. But someday, sooner than you'd like, you may lose your beloved device. It could be in your house, or in a cab, or at the airport, and losing it will shake you to your screen-addicted core. Leave ringers or alert voumes at the highest level.If you ever misplace your phone in your house, or it slides out of your bag at the airport, you'll be thankful you heeded this advice. Get a case with bright colors.If you drop your camera or phone in a dark place, like a cab or a bar, it will be way easier for you to spot if it's wrapped in a bright colored case. Keep your contact info in or on the device.If your gear is out of eyeshot and earshot, you have the best chance of getting it back if your name and contact information are somewhere on the device: • Store a photo on your camera of your contact information. (Images: 1.
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DIY Artwork - Easy Painting Projects
UPDATE: The long weekend is the perfect time to start some new projects, so why not try this awesome (and so easy) artwork DIY? This story was originally published on July 25. If there are two things that have been commanding our attention lately, they're cool artwork and chevron prints. So, we were obviously pretty stoked to find a way to incorporate both — for cheap! — in an amazing DIY project for your apartment. Inspired by the work of artist Nancy Ramirez, two stellar Refinery29 interns collaborated on this easy-does-it way to spice up an empty wall. From the moment we spied this Nancy Ramirez painting on Pinterest, we were smitten. Assemble your paints and squeeze a quarter-size amount of each color onto your palette. To incorporate all of our colors, we used one at a time, rinsing our brush between each and blending until we covered the canvas. Once you've covered the canvas, let it dry for a few minutes. Et voilà! Photographed by Maia Schoenfelder
10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling
