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A short Dictionarie of the Language of Irelande, as spoken by Her People. Volume II.

apartment/flat to let
furnished condo/apartment for rent
I let my apartment/flat
I rented out my condo/apartment
egg mayonnaise with rocket on triangle bread
egg salad with arugula on triangular multigrain bread with seeds (the kind you find in Berlin)
HR induction
HR orientation*

* 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.”

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 1:52 pm and is filed under lexicon. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

4 Responses to “A short Dictionarie of the Language of Irelande, as spoken by Her People. Volume II.”

  1. Mary Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    can tell that you’re actually there because of the way you used brilliant :-)

  2. Kevin Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    The usage was ironic. My Dictionarie is like a textbook: each lesson builds on the previous one. ;-)

  3. Jou Says:
    December 15th, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    Kev, how often does the term “bailiwick” come up in conversation over in Dublin? :-P

  4. Kevin Says:
    December 15th, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    I can’t say I’ve heard it yet. On the other hand, I’ve heard it at work in Ann Arbor, and used it a few times myself! For example, “Oh, I do XML workflows; interface design isn’t my bailiwick.”