The Adventures of Captain Peroxide and Deadboy
The Angel/Spike Zone of the BtVS Writer's Guild
Angelus Speak
Based on information I've gathered, Angelus would have what I shall term a "thin" Irish vocabulary, as opposed to a "thick" Irish vocabulary due to his education and status in the upper middle class. Therefore, his English would be more proper, unless he became upset, leading him to slip into a heavier brogue.
When writing "thin" Irish, the usage of the words "you", "your", and "you've" are proper.
When writing "thick" Irish, the words are replaced with "ye", "yer," and "ye've".
Other vocabulary changes when writing both "thin" and "thick" Irish:
English
|
Irish
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of
|
o'
|
to
|
t'
|
not
|
no'
|
with
|
wit'
|
my
|
me
|
maybe/perhaps
|
mayhap(s)
|
nothing
|
naught
|
it is
|
'tis
|
it will
|
'twill
|
s/he is
|
s/he be
|
isn't
|
isna
|
wasn't
|
wasna
|
couldn't
|
couldna
|
shouldn't
|
shouldna
|
wouldn't
|
wouldna
|
didn't
|
didna
|
don't
|
dinna
|
If a word ends in "-ing" it changes to "-in'".
The use of the word "bloody" as an alternate for "damn" is the same as with the English.
Note: Angelus may speak Irish Gaelic, a language all its own.
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