Apparently I neglected to include the best Irish (and British) term out there: a “(vegetable) box scheme”, which is what we call a CSA share or a farm share. As Wikipedia explains, “A box scheme usually works by subscription. A customer signs up to a weekly or fortnightly delivery of fresh vegetables and/or fruit.” How quaint (the language, not the concept).
Click on the small image below to see a larger version of this list of food options from a train in Ireland. Identify all usages not found in American English. For bonus points, identify those that are unique to Irish English (not also found in British English).
(I wanna know what’s wrong with “J”!)
Now that you’ve been through a few volumes of my textbook on learning to speak English, let’s do a review exercise. Please translate the following:
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* This of course allows you to say brilliant things like: “When I was inducted into the Royal Irish Academy, I learned that I will need to attend mandatory bullying and harassment training.”