13. Hiberno-English Standard English Grammar No ‘yes’ or ‘no’ are used in questions. “ Are you coming home soon?” “ I am ” “ Are you coming home soon?” “Yes, (I am)” Use of ‘does be’ instead of ‘to be’ “ He does be working everyday” “ He is working every day.” Separate forms of second person singular/plural. “ Did ye all go to see it?” / “None of youse have a clue!” “ Did you all go to see it?” / “None of you have a clue!” Reflexive version of pronouns is used for emphasis/ to refer to a person. “ Tis herself that’s coming now.” / Is í féin atá ag teacht anois. “ It’s her that’s coming now.” “ no?” or “yeah?” are used as question tags. “ He isn’t coming today, no ?” / “ Níl sé ag teacht inniu, nach bhfuil?” “ The banks is closed now, yeah ?” / “ Tá an banc dúnta anois, an bhfuil?” “ He isn’t coming today, is he?” “ The bank is closed now, isn’t it?”