Pamela Jo
Full Member
- Oct 26, 2021
Do you say, "Come in officer?" "Hello PC?" Saying "Come in, Gard" sounds strange to me-but that is what it says to say online.
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Yes, you address a member of the Garda Siochana "gard". (My Irish grandfather was a Garda Commissioner before he retired and ran a corner shop in Limerick.)Do you say, "Come in officer?" "Hello PC?" Saying "Come in, Gard" sounds strange to me-but that is what it says to say online.
I've seen it in books as 'Guard', and that always struck me as a bit odd.Yes, you address a member of the Garda Siochana "gard".
They're anglicizing the spelling.I've seen it in books as 'Guard', and that always struck me as a bit odd.
If one stops you for a traffic stop, you roll down the window and say "what's the trouble Gard?" It's just not sounding right somehow, "Hello Gard-can I offer you a cuppa tea?"Yes, you address a member of the Garda Siochana "gard". (My Irish grandfather was a Garda Commissioner before he retired and ran a corner shop in Limerick.)
I think the only people who could run a corner shop in Limerick would be those with strong garda síochána connections(My Irish grandfather was a Garda Commissioner before he retired and ran a corner shop in Limerick.)