How much is the English used in Ireland different from the English used in England?

Question

Is there any difference?

Answer 1

well the Irish tend to slur their words more on account of all the gunnise. pulse they tend to sing at the drop of a hat. but its the same basic language.

Answer 2

Ireland has been very much influenced by British culture throughout history given the closeness of the islands geographically, colonialism and the media so people talk of chavs and pikies in Ireland too.

There are, however, lots of phrases, idioms and words that are different.

I wouldn't say that Irish people slur their words any more than any other English speaking person after a few pints of Guinness but the different Irish accents can be tricky to comprehend - even for me and I'm from Dublin.

Written English in Ireland is grammatically identical to that of the UK.

Answer 3

The same. The only difference is the accent, also the accents in different parts of england are very different too, from north to south. There may be a lot of different slang words used in Ireland, but the language is the same.

Answer 4

It is the same language with variations from region to region the same way there are variations from region to region within England.

In Northern Ireland there is an obvious Scottish influence in the accent and slang with rising intonation in most regions - a little like Australians.

If you are visiting Ireland and they know you are not used to the dialect most people would make an effort to stick to standard English without using too many regional expressions.

Answer 5

Very different. The vocabulary. The intonation and accent. Even the idiomatic expressions.

But the rules of grammar are pretty much the same, as in standard English. And if you spend quite some time listening to them talk, understanding them will be a lot more easier than you first thought.

Answer 6

grammatically identical, dialectically different; no more so than the difference between London and Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast, Hull and Dublin - in fact the regional dialects are not as different as, for example Alabama and Alaska. Same tongue, slight differences

Answer 7

Proper English is the same in both countries, our slang is a lot different though, they wouldn't recognise some words we use

Answer 8

If you say you're 'up for the craic' (pronounced crack) in Dublin, you're sure to have a good old shindig drinking Guinness and dancing to doodly-diddly music. If you say you're up for the crack in Liverpool, you'll be sold crystals to burn which'll give you mental problems for the next ten years. If you say you're up for the crack in Brighton, you'll get offered some bloke's bottom.

Answer 9

I DON'T KNOW, BUT MAYBE THEIR ACCENTS MAKE A WORLD OF A DIFFERENCE!

Answer 10

there's no more difference than the US - UK