Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day: From In Hiberno-English the conjunction 'from' can mean: 'from the time when', 'since', or 'after'. The 'from' at the head of such Hiberno-English subordinate clauses of time as "from I was a child I liked reading" is directly based on the Irish conjunction 'Ó', from (the time when), since: "Ó tháinig mé anseo", from (the time) I came here, etc. "From ever I came to London I wanted to go home." #ireland #slang #language