Private Members in JavaScript
14th April 2005 by eamonn No CommentsThanks to the E-Language mailing list for pointing me to this example of why JavaScript is a much more interesting language than you might think.
Archive for April, 2005
Cúirt an Ṽean-Oík̃e
4th April 2005 by eamonn No Comments(Caiỹdean)
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Cúirt an Mhean-Oíche
Brian Merriman
Ba ghnáth mé ar siúl le ciumhais na habhann
Ar bháinseach úr is an drúcht go trom,
In aice na gcoillte i gcoim an tsléibhe
Gan mhairg gan mhoill ar shoilseadh an lae.
Do ghealadh mo chroí nuair chínn Loch Gréine,
An talamh, an tír, is íor na spéire
Ba thaitneamhach aoibhinn suíomh na sléibhte
Ag bagairt a gcinn [...]
A New Irish Language Spelling System
3rd April 2005 by eamonn 1 CommentOne of the nice things about the Irish language is that its spelling is very regular. However for non-Irish speakers some of the pronunciation rules can be confusing.
This is particularly true of some of the lengthened consonants which in the modern spelling are indicated by adding an “h”:
“th” and ”sh”
(pronounced /h/)
“bh” and ”mh”
(pronounced /w/ or [...]
