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It is sort of funny that the Irish ended up being the best practitioners of the English language, despite the fact that they were forced to use it.
by bee_rider 1y ago
It is sort of funny that the Irish ended up being the best practitioners of the English language, despite the fact that they were forced to use it.
- blululu 1y agoNot sure this is true. Most of the famous Irish writers were Anglo-Irish Protestants (Yeats, Wilde, Swift, Beckett). Joyce is the notable exception here. The Irish certainly produce great cultural works of the English language (well beyond their size). But also the penal laws greatly depressed the cultural output of the Irish people for 250 years.
- projektfu 1y agoI feel that the "best practitioners" is not limited to the most famous writers. A great thing about Ireland is the conversations to be had there, and how quick-witted Irish people often are, with clever use of the language. This can be true elsewhere in the English-speaking world, but Ireland has some renown for it.
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- w10-1 1y agoJoseph Conrad also had English as a second language.