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Pheeelz t1_j5ryuah wrote

Reply to comment by mklinger23 in Any Irish speakers in the city? by mklinger23

Yea idk I’m from the Irish catholic community In Philly and I’ve only ever heard it called Gaelic not Irish

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mklinger23 OP t1_j5rzlcx wrote

Most people from Ireland that I know refer to it as Irish. Non-immigrant Irish Americans might be a different story. The linguist community has kind of landed on Irish as well which is why I choose to use it instead of gaelic.

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SomePaddy t1_j5tqa7y wrote

>The linguist community has kind of landed on Irish as well which is why I choose to use it instead of gaelic.

You chose wisely.

>Non-immigrant Irish Americans might be a different story.

TIL a fancy way of saying "Plastic Paddies"

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mklinger23 OP t1_j5twuw7 wrote

> TIL a fancy way of saying "plastic paddies"

I was trying to be respectful 😅

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