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Here's a PSA from the Dublin Airport: Don't call it St. Patty's Day. Also, March 17 should never be referred to as Patty's Day either. You may, however, call it St. Paddy's Day, or Paddy's Day. What to Know. St. Patrick’s Day can be referred to in informal contexts as “St. Paddy’s Day.”Paddy is the shortened form of the original Irish spelling of Patrick, which is Pádraig, and for this reason is usually preferred over “St. Patty’s Day,” which could also be mistaken for the shortened form of the name Patricia. You might want to be careful using the term “St. Patty’s” this March 17.. Some Irish people reportedly dislike the term “St. Patty’s,” as the nickname is only applicable to Patricia “Patty is the diminutive of Patricia, or a burger, and just not something you call a fella (a man). he has “definitely not started calling St. Patrick’s Day, St. Patty’s Day.” A St. Patrick's Day public service announcement - It's "Paddy, Not Patty"! "Patty is the diminutive of Patricia or a burger, and just not something you call a fella. For this reason it is definitely not okay to call a random Irish person ‘Paddy’ – unless, of course, it is their name, and they like you. Other points of St Patrick’s day etiquette For most Irish people, the only other acceptable way of referring to 'St Patrick's Day' is 'Paddy's Day'. But in the US, you will often hear it referred to as 'St Patty's Day' or 'Patty's Day'. Irish people and American people often use different words to refer to the same thing. Of course, there is also the difference in accents. Ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, Twitter users are admonishing non-Irish revelers to quit spelling it “St. Patty’s Day,” as “Patty” is a girl’s name and not the correct possessive form of Every March 17 we are greeted with the traditions of wearing green, parades, corned beef and cabbage, and someone inevitably using the wrong abbreviation for St. Patrick's Day. Before we get into how to abbreviate it, let's first cover why we celebrate St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick, according to Listen here: It's Paddy's Day, not Patty's Day. A friendly guide to properly abbreviating St. Patrick's Day, because your Irish friends are tired of crying into their pints. Don't Call It St. Patty's Day By Joseph Lawler “Patty is the diminutive of Patricia, or a burger, and just not something you call a fella,” Campbell writes on the site. St. Paddy‘s Day vs. St. Patty’s Day: Which Is More Popular in Americans actually celebrate St Patricia's* day which just happens to fall on the same day as St patrick's day. St Patricia for those who don't know is the patron saint of falsehoods and jokes, sometimes known as the saint of trolling. Thus the name Patty. Firstly don't call it st pattys when ur here it's paddies day or st Patricks St Patrick's Day isn't like it is in America where it celebrates irish heritage. Here As a child I loved St. Patrick’s Day. It is a national holiday filled with parades and stories the rich history of the Irish culture. Fun Fact, St. Patrick was not Irish, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and held captive until God told him in a dream to escape. Don't Call It St. Patty's Day Joseph Lawler RealClearReligion March 17, 2016 One glaring problem with the age of Facebook and Twitter is that anyone can publish anything off the top of his head, without putting any thought into it whatsoever. We call it St. Patrick’s day, Paddy’s day or in Irish “Lá fhéile Pádraig”. In English it’s not patty’s day either as Britain, Australia etc. would use it, it’s only been incorrectly used as patty’s day in America so no it doesn’t make sense Normal Americans call it St. Patricks Day Dumb yanks call it Pattys day. Reply reply Have a nice St. Patrick's Day! Reply reply More replies. Posted by u/[Deleted Account] - 66,391 votes and 1,659 comments Of course, there is one simple way to avoid getting caught up in the “St. Paddy or St. Patty” controversy altogether: Just refer to the holiday as St. Patrick’s Day. Who was St. Patrick
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