tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post1023132419821978851..comments2023-09-05T02:29:27.235-06:00Comments on Britishspeak: Separated by a Common Language. Truly.Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-62887433574905370502011-08-11T07:23:47.277-06:002011-08-11T07:23:47.277-06:00When I first moved to Scotland and had to have wor...When I first moved to Scotland and had to have work done about the house, I chose them on whether or not I could understand them. For a long time that didn't give me much choice.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-28280780206654195872011-08-10T19:34:51.833-06:002011-08-10T19:34:51.833-06:00I's say you have a GREAT ear, since many of th...I's say you have a GREAT ear, since many of the words were in another language. I know you didn't play them over and over either. Well done.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-13683335411139475032011-08-10T08:13:33.839-06:002011-08-10T08:13:33.839-06:00Um, what was the problem understanding the various...Um, what was the problem understanding the various recordings?<br /><br />I didn't have any trouble, but I've always had a good ear for accents and languages.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-47777178640413603672011-08-08T08:33:55.930-06:002011-08-08T08:33:55.930-06:00@Adullamite - I will look for the BBC Scotland onl...@Adullamite - I will look for the BBC Scotland online and see. It would be interesting to find out. It was the pronunciation of joiner that threw me off, not that I didn't know what the word meant. We stress the "oi" sound more here -- "Oi" as in "noise" instead of "Jy". But I know that it is a master carpenter or cabinetmaker.<br /><br />@Expat Mum - Edinburgh isn't that easy. I was just trying to kiss up to Adullamite. :) No, actually, it was one of the regional accents that I understood well on the recordings. I can't understand its Duke very well, though. Love his forthrightness..<br /><br />@A. - Maybe she did. Just because her mother came from Aberdeen doesn't mean your friend wasn't raised in Bulgaria. :) I thought Aberdeen was in Maryland. No?Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-72439392849329240832011-08-08T07:10:44.492-06:002011-08-08T07:10:44.492-06:00I had a friend whose mother came from Aberdeen, so...I had a friend whose mother came from Aberdeen, somewhere around there. For years I thought she was speaking English as a second language. I thought she was from eastern Europe.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-29260681540043365792011-08-07T16:08:37.933-06:002011-08-07T16:08:37.933-06:00I agree that Edinburgh is fairly easy to understan...I agree that Edinburgh is fairly easy to understand, but I love the way any Scot has sub-titles on American TV. They're not always that hard to follow!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-7576782981476280122011-08-07T14:09:09.092-06:002011-08-07T14:09:09.092-06:00Glasgow 1 is a poor recording.
Glasgow 2 is actual...Glasgow 1 is a poor recording.<br />Glasgow 2 is actually Ayrshire. New Cumnock is a town there, and 'Cuddy'is a horse.<br />Caithness is influenced by Norse as well as Gaelic.<br />Edinburgh was clear I thought! <br />In Scotland Carpenters are generally called joiners (in the south of England they are often called 'Chippy's.'<br />Carpenters and joiners were originally different but are regarded as the same these days.<br /><br />You would quickly adapt to Edinburgh talk. Most do not use words that are hard to understand and would explain to dumb yanks cheerfully, it happens daily. A trip there would find you perfectly welcome and having a good time, although the constant west wind and rain may annoy!<br />In Edinburgh as you know, people regard themselves as not having an accent, we just speak properly.<br /><br />Can you pick up BBC Radio Scotland in the US? I am not sure if the online works outside of the UK for legal reasons. try it and listen in to the accents.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.com