Veraven@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 2 days agoName for the order?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1769arrow-down119
arrow-up1750arrow-down1imageName for the order?sh.itjust.worksVeraven@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoIf you’re curious: ‘Se’ in Irish is a ‘Sh’ sound. But technically just ‘Sean’ is ‘Shan’, which is the word for ‘old’. There has to be an accent mark to make it proper and a name. ‘Seàn’ is the name, as ‘Shawn’. ‘Sèan’ is ‘Shane’.
minus-squareremote_control_conor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoThe Irish accent goes the other way. Seán is anim dom: My name is Shaun/Shawn/Shaughan/Whatever other spelling pleases your eye or ear. Translated to English, Seán is John.
If you’re curious: ‘Se’ in Irish is a ‘Sh’ sound. But technically just ‘Sean’ is ‘Shan’, which is the word for ‘old’. There has to be an accent mark to make it proper and a name.
‘Seàn’ is the name, as ‘Shawn’.
‘Sèan’ is ‘Shane’.
The Irish accent goes the other way.
Seán is anim dom: My name is Shaun/Shawn/Shaughan/Whatever other spelling pleases your eye or ear.
Translated to English, Seán is John.