Droch vs dona & deagh vs math
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Is mar as trice not 'more often than not' or 'as often as nott'? i.e. generally, not specifically.
Which can't necessarily be used in the same contexts as just 'often' or 'usually'.
'Johnny pulls your leg more often than not' is OK,
but not
'I was pulling your leg! > 'As often as not!'
as in this case it was one specific incident that was being referred to, not his general tendency.
You could say 'as he often does' = 'mar as tric a tha' or 'mar as tric a thachras'
OR 'as so often' = 'mar cho trice' (calque?), or of course 'mar as àbhaist'.
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Which can't necessarily be used in the same contexts as just 'often' or 'usually'.
'Johnny pulls your leg more often than not' is OK,
but not
'I was pulling your leg! > 'As often as not!'
as in this case it was one specific incident that was being referred to, not his general tendency.
You could say 'as he often does' = 'mar as tric a tha' or 'mar as tric a thachras'
OR 'as so often' = 'mar cho trice' (calque?), or of course 'mar as àbhaist'.
Mo sgillin ruadh!
Some more noisy hairs for Seonaidh.
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