Okay, so people wave at each other along the roadways using the pointer finger hello, but saying good-bye is a different ballgame. At first I thought it was just me. Perhaps I was too slow to comprehend the fast-paced Irish accent so when people were finished with a phone call, they would say "Bye" several times to indicate to the slow American that the call had ended.
Then one day I was listening to the radio and the announcer was talking to a caller and when it was time to end the call, he did the same thing: "Bye bye bye bye bye!"
It isn't just me! Apparently, a lot of people say their telephone goodbyes like that.
Some more notes on the pronunciation front:
Fillet - is pronounced with the T sound for the second syllable. The accent is on the first syllable.
Billy Joel - they pronounce his last same in 2 syllables - "Jo-Elle"
Often the "th" is pronounced just with a hard T sound:
"Tanks a million!"
"Tursday"
"Tirteen Euro"
You get the idea.
Thus, it was quite funny when the radio announcer referred to the actress, Emma Thompson and said her last name with the 'th" sound!
Now I must look for a doctor for Haley. She is off school this week (they have this break and then a two week break in April) and today she has a fever, sore throat, and white spots on her tonsils. Aaarrrgghhh!
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