We Irish tend to make up words for things. We're slang aficionados, if you will.
Often, a lot of our expressions can be lost in translation - particularly with our transatlantic pals.
One word that we didn't expect to cause grief? 'Plasters'.
Yes, as in the thing you put over a cut.
Obviously, Americans call these something completely different - Band-Aids, after the brand.
And one American in particular showcased a strong objection to the word 'plaster' in a recent encounter with author Marian Keyes.
THREAD: I once met an American woman who mocked 'us' for calling plasters 'plasters'
— Marian Keyes (@MarianKeyes) July 31, 2017
I would have (ahem) 'torn her a new one' except she was very powerful and I was afeerd of her
— Marian Keyes (@MarianKeyes) July 31, 2017
Marian felt pretty hard done by that we let them away with calling them Band-Aids, while they mocked us for calling them plasters.
The nerve.
So what do you call them?
