Editing Hiberno-English (section)

====Yes and no====
Irish has no words that directly translate as [[yes and no|'yes' or 'no']], and instead [[Echo response|repeats the verb used in the question]], negated if necessary, to answer. Hiberno-English uses "yes" and "no" less frequently than other English dialects as speakers can repeat the verb, positively or negatively, instead of (or in redundant addition to) using "yes" or "no".

* "Are you coming home soon?" – "I am."
* "Is your mobile charged?" – "It isn't."

This is not limited only to the verb ''to be'': it is also used with ''to have'' when used as an auxiliary; and, with other verbs, the verb ''to do'' is used. This is most commonly used for intensification, especially in Ulster English.
* "This is strong stuff, so it is."
* "We won the game, so we did."