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Why our non-confrontational language is getting in the way

We’re no strangers to saying no to a perfectly good cuppa when we’re actually dying for one, ...

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16.04 8 Jan 2026


Why our non-confrontational language is getting in the way


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16.04 8 Jan 2026


We’re no strangers to saying no to a perfectly good cuppa when we’re actually dying for one, but could our shared struggle in saying what we mean be getting in the way of us getting what we want?

Stephen Lucek, Assistant Professor in Linguistics at University College Dublin, joins Seán to discuss the unique quirks that make up the Irish language…


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