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There's only one way to spell Tadhg, and the man himself spells it like that, as does everyone with the name. Tadgh doesn't make any sense phonetically in Irish, so it doesn't mean the same thing. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2648 - 02/12/2025 09:53:15 2646737 Link 0 |
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I'm probably as pedantic as they come with regard to things like spelling and punctuation, but in fairness, Tadhg is an easy one to get wrong. I sometimes have to stop and think myself when I come to write it. I think too much is being made of the other poster spelling it incorrectly. * Now frantically checks this post for typos or similar before hitting 'Post Message', for fear of the pedantic one making a mistake himself at such a time! :D Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3277 - 02/12/2025 12:25:25 2646762 Link 0 |
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Storm in a tea cup !. There's no rights or wrongs in whatever spelling you use, it's all about preferences of the day. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3323 - 02/12/2025 13:56:16 2646774 Link 0 |
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It shows a lack of effort on your part. In fairness, the bar you set for yourself is fairly low.
Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1601 - 02/12/2025 14:23:17 2646778 Link 1 |
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No storm at all. Just pointing out that we see the incorrect spelling of the name a lot. I agree with the other posters that it's an easy one to get wrong, particularly for non-Gaeilge speakers. If I was to keep referring to Paul O'Connell as Plau O'Connell, I'd definitely be spelling his name wrong. So there is a right way and a wrong way of spelling a name. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2648 - 02/12/2025 14:37:05 2646780 Link 2 |
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Ah hear. There are manee rites and rongs about everee speling u use. Just bekoz I sed it's easy to get speling of first part of Thadhg Biern's name rong doesn't meen that all speling is all about prefrenses of the day.
Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3277 - 03/12/2025 09:05:37 2646855 Link 0 |
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Thanks for the post and the very welcome sense of humour.
supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3323 - 03/12/2025 10:47:13 2646865 Link 3 |
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Your initial interest in my spelling / misspelling of Tadgh / Tadhg was to say the least interesting, what it really boiled down to was the reversal of the last two letters, hg simple as that, how they were arranged in the spelling meant a lot to you and I respect that. I went out of my way to put my understanding and my view's on the spelling in my post. However, yesterday I posted two replies making sure they were squeaky clean and within the house rules, unfortunately they didn't make the forum. I also posted a reply to a different poster, sadly that post didn't make the forum either, unless I'm mistaken it is the fourth time in a month, I simply don't understand how it works. I was of the opinion it is a forum to share sporting information, not a popularity forum. Happy Xmas, - - - - sorry I mean Christmas. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3323 - 03/12/2025 11:20:43 2646868 Link 1 |
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You might be overthinking it a bit. It's just an observation on how regularly Tadhg is misspelled. I see it sometimes in newspaper articles, so you're far from alone, and I can see how it can be a tricky one. The reversal of the last two letters is indeed the main one I see, but sometimes the d can also find itself out of place. If I reverse the last two letters of the name Paul it becomes a different name. I don't know of any Palu over this side of the country though. I'm on here to hear different opinions, so keep them coming. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2648 - 03/12/2025 16:18:26 2646925 Link 0 |