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: Nicholas (nwhyte) wrote,
2009-06-15 09:00:00

Nicholas
nwhyte
2009-06-15 09:00:00

Tuigim anois

I guess that the idiom of "to twig" meaning "to understand" originates in a direct lift from the Irish verb "tuigeann".

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Do you know what I mean?

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I am familiar with the phrase "to twig" or "to twig on" meaning "to understand"

120(99.2%)

I have never heard anyone using this phrase, you are making it up

1(0.8%)

Tags: language: irish