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Is it gahlick or gaylick?

58 replies

Balfe · 06/07/2017 18:17

I would have always said gaylick.

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QuietNinjaTardis · 06/07/2017 18:18

Gar lic.
Gaylic is just weird Grin

Balfe · 06/07/2017 18:19

The language, not the root vegetable Grin

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TheMasterNotMargarita · 06/07/2017 18:21

I think op is reffering to Gaelic.
I say Gaylick.
Mum says Gahlick.
And we both say garlic Grin

chemenger · 06/07/2017 18:21

Ghalick for Scots Gaelic, Gaylick for Irish, although I think it's generally just called Irish. That's how I've always thought it was said.

Redglitter · 06/07/2017 18:21

Ninja You've made my night 😂

Broccolirevolution · 06/07/2017 18:24

Chemenger is correct.

Ninja, did you really think people pronounced garlic Gaylick? Grin

OnlyRose · 06/07/2017 18:24

Yep, it's gah-lick. Lots of people do say gaylick but that's wrong the Irish language.

Balfe · 06/07/2017 18:26

Thanks!

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NoTractorsAtTheTable · 06/07/2017 18:27

My family says ghahlich - I can't think of many words I'd pronounce with that hard 'aay' sound, so that makes sense to me if that's for the Irish one

Garlic is garlic, though Grin

NoTractorsAtTheTable · 06/07/2017 18:27

Bloody hell, can't spell - my family says 'gahlich' - no idea where the extra h came from!

HerBluebiro · 06/07/2017 18:30

I was totally with ninja trying to work out how people said gaylick for garlick.

Gha-lick here for the language with a soft throaty sound (undoubtedly wrong) to try to differentiate it from gallic (sp?) as in french

Balfe · 06/07/2017 18:30

Gha-lick here for the language with a soft throaty sound (undoubtedly wrong) to try to differentiate it from gallic (sp?) as in french

See, I'd say both of them the same.

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MeanAger · 06/07/2017 18:32

In my accent (County Down) its neither gahlick or gaylick. Its gale-ick.

Balfe · 06/07/2017 18:34

Gale-ick sounds the same as gaylick in my accent!

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MeanAger · 06/07/2017 18:34

Gaelic is not the Irish language. Gaeilge is the Irish language. Gaelic is football Grin

EarlessToothlessVagabond · 06/07/2017 18:37

I'm Scottish and this gets me all confused. I think it's Gay-lick?!

I also get confused with the letter J. When I lived in Scotland it was J-eye? Is that still the case? Now I've been expat for a long time I say J-ay.

OnlyRose · 06/07/2017 18:46

Earless if I am ever reciting the whole alphabet I say j-eye because that's how I learned it as a child. But if I'm spelling out a word now I say j-ay. It's weird!

Balfe · 06/07/2017 18:49

Jeye.

But I am common Wink

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EarlessToothlessVagabond · 06/07/2017 18:50

No, J-eye is the Scottish way, not common! But No one knew what I was on about when I said that down here..

prettybird · 06/07/2017 23:44

Both dh and I say Jay. I'm Bearsden/Milngavie bred - but he was brought up in Priesthill then Cessnock Grin

Ds is not allowed to say J-eye Wink

SomeOtherFuckers · 07/07/2017 01:10

I was taught gaylick but in English so almost definitely incorrect

justanotherdowntroddenmass · 07/07/2017 01:11

Garlick

chemenger · 07/07/2017 09:39

It's jay in the northeast, or it was when I wa brought up there at least. One of my DDs says jay the other says j-eye which amuses us greatly. I have to admit I find j-eye weird and a bit affectedly Scottish.

Salmotrutta · 09/07/2017 00:12

cheminger is correct - its GAY-lick for Irish Gaelic and GAH-lick for Scottish Gaelic.

Redglitter · 09/07/2017 00:19

justanother you haven't read the thread I take it Grin