Mr. Waffle: Do you know how brackets work, Miss?
Herself: Yes, you do the operation inside the brackets first. We did that last year.
Mr. Waffle: What is the Irish for brackets then?
Herself (coldly): Maths is a universal language.*
*Translation: I don’t know.
Eimear says
The same word also means a cuff-link, a ringlet, and a type of dialogue comic song.
belgianwaffle says
Such a useful word to know then. Not sure these clues would actually help her out, mind.