…wasn't much literacy under those laws, although some did remain. And then there's the fact that nobody has noticed except Anthony Burgess that English in the REST of the English speaking world has become more and more functional and rational, whereas English…

…be some relativity in there. This Irish fact can be recognized as distinct from a British or American fact. Like Anthony Burgess has written that English and American English are both functional and rational languages, whereas Irish English is still a ludic…