mccannf

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Dec
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 comment “Crack” as a positive noun?
From OED definition: craic is a noun, chiefly Irish variant spelling of crack (sense 4 of the noun). Origin is 1970s: Irish, from English crack. The English word apparently entered Irish English from Scots in the mid 20th century and subsequently assumed an Irish Gaelic form. But it is very much a contemporary slang word in Ireland.
Dec
19
 answered “Crack” as a positive noun?
Dec
19
 comment “He was telling me that he is going…” vs. “He told me that he is going…”
So again - if something happened during the telling that you want to mention, you would use He was telling me that he is going on vacation when/and/while X happened. If you want to just want to state that he told you, then you would use He told me that he is going on vacation.
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 answered “He was telling me that he is going…” vs. “He told me that he is going…”