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"Yore Ma" in bar

MementoMori · 2007-10-31 09:13:03

O.K. bear with me on this. So in a local bar there is a piece of paper displayed on the wall behind the bar next to the cash register that says "I luv yer ma" Everytime I see it, it confuses/irritates me. { I don't really know why} Should I tell them that grammatically it's supposed to be "Your Ma" but that the common…

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O.K. bear with me on this.

So in a local bar there is a piece of paper displayed on the wall behind the bar next to the cash register that says "I luv yer ma"

Everytime I see it, it confuses/irritates me. { I don't really know why}

Should I tell them that grammatically it's supposed to be "Your Ma" but that the common usage is "YORE MA" and I would like it changed.

Advice please.

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#2 31-10-2007 10:13am

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You could ask why it's there.

You don't mind the 'luv' bit, but object to the 'yer' it?

Bit inconsistent there.

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#3 31-10-2007 10:18am

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Just to clarify The Rigger's point I would like the whole thing {"I luv yur ma" } replaced with "Yore Ma" as this seems more apt

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#4 31-10-2007 10:21am

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MementoMori wrote: »

Just to clarify The Rigger's point I would like the whole thing {"I luv yur ma" } replaced with "Yore Ma" as this seems more apt

Maybe instead of that they could replace it with YORE Ma!!!

Hah, owned.

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#5 31-10-2007 10:21am

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Cool, I think you should make an appeal to them!

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#6 31-10-2007 10:27am

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Yore ma should.

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#7 31-10-2007 11:39am

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"Yore" just reminds me of Steve Staunton and the rest of his Dundalk cronies.

"yaw ma" would be about right for the Dublin accent.

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#8 31-10-2007 11:49am

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eirebhoy wrote: »

"Yore" just reminds me of Steve Staunton and the rest of his Dundalk cronies.

"yaw ma" would be about right for the Dublin accent.

Surely you have those reversed...

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#9 31-10-2007 12:22pm

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The-Rigger wrote: »

Surely you have those reversed...

I certainly don't know anyone from Dublin that actually pronounces the word "yore". Maybe I'm putting extra emphasise on the letter R when I'm reading it though. When saying "your ma" in a really common Dublin accent there's very little emphasis on the letter R.

If they're ending a sentence with the word "your/yours" it's just pronounced "yurs". This is what catches a lot of actors out. You'll notice that the actors putting on the Dublin accent would usually pronounce that "yore's". Example: "dats not mine, dats .....s".

I'm trying to think of an example but you'll hear loads of it in the likes of the Snapper, The Commitments, etc. Off the top of my head, Laura Jane Laughlin who played Bianca in RTE's The Legend was a sucker for it. I'd actually love to hear her real accent. She puts on a decent Dublin accent until she has to say one of the give away words. I think the voice coaches are to blame.

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#10 31-10-2007 12:53pm

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Had a similar experience in Colaiste Dhulaigh... there were pink post-it's all over the school with phrases like "i had ur ma" etc written on them.

I was frustrated with the lack of 'Yore'.

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#11 31-10-2007 1:49pm

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YIZZERS ma!

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#12 31-10-2007 2:10pm

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Thank you for logging in BossArky!

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#13 31-10-2007 2:25pm

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yore ma is still funny lol

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#14 31-10-2007 2:46pm

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Next thing you know, they will be calling the bar Yore Ma.

Imagine that.

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#15 31-10-2007 2:48pm

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Is your local Siné (sp?) by any chance? Saw it there and thought the same thing...

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#16 31-10-2007 3:37pm

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Correct Nile - Tis Sin E

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#17 31-10-2007 3:48pm

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Ishmael wrote: »

Thank you for logging in BossArky!

I've seen this before? What's it all about?

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#18 31-10-2007 3:55pm

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Dun laoire wrote: »

I've seen this before? What's it all about?

pedanticity... if that's a word.

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#19 31-10-2007 3:57pm

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Originally Posted by Ishmael
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A recent humourous thread in Feedback

Linky => http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055166144

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#20 31-10-2007 4:02pm

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eirebhoy wrote: »

pedanticity... if that's a word.

Pedantry, to be ... fussy

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#21 31-10-2007 8:11pm

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Yore ma takes it where the sun doesnt shine!

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eirebhoy wrote: »

I certainly don't know anyone from Dublin that actually pronounces the word "yore". Maybe I'm putting extra emphasise on the letter R when I'm reading it though. When saying "your ma" in a really common Dublin accent there's very little emphasis on the letter R.

I agree, I always say it like "yer ma."

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