Peculiar Application of Terms.
Irishmen have a delightful way of using tbe word " dint" which cannot be too highly commended. Thus, a I\orry friend remarked to the writer on a very black night as they were stumbling along a wooded path — " Sure, we'll be desthroyed with the dint of the darkness." Extravagant behaviour is generally described as being "beyond the beyonds," while the most effective way of laying stress on the rarity of a thing is to say it happens " once in a blue moon." What a characteristic phrase, again, is the Irish variant for cockcrow, " the screech of dawn." To jump is expanded into "■ to throw a leap," and to behave properly into '• to have conduct."
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18880316.2.93.12
Bibliographic details
Otago Witness, Issue 1895, 16 March 1888, Page 32
Word Count
117Peculiar Application of Terms. Otago Witness, Issue 1895, 16 March 1888, Page 32
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in