Pronunciation

[Jock Scot]

Actually now I'm a bit confused. I didn't think to realize about the "dialects"...

So it's Loch-ah-ber not Loch-AY-ber?

YES nearly, more like LOCH-AAH-BER. NOT EVER loch-Ay-ber.

[Jock Scot]

something i failed to ask with the name lochaber which lochaber are we talking about

Lochaber, Black Isle Rd, Muir Of Ord, Highland IV6, UK
Lochaber, Pleasance, Falkland, Cupar, Fife KY15, UK
Lochaber, Edinburgh Rd, Cockenzie, Prestonpans, East Lothian EH32, UK
Lochaber, Malcolm Rd, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City AB14, UK
Lochaber, Main St, Leitholm, Coldstream, The Scottish Borders TD12, UK
Lochaber, Charlestown, Dunfermline, Fife KY11, UK

None of those! Lochaber is a district(like a small county) in West Inverness-shire centering on Fort William(ish).No doubt if you google Lochaber it will tell you the history.Basically the area name probably pre-dates the county name by many centuries.

[Phil]

Do Americans have difficulty pronouncing the "ch" in loch? I know it causes no end of difficulty for English people who insist on pronouncing it as "ck" as in lock. Think of Johann Sebastian Bach - you know the composer - they always seem to get that right. Lochaber is pronounced Loch - abbur where the "abber" bit sounds a bit like the Swedish group Abba only the bba bit is more like burr.

[Jock Scot]

I'm with Jack on this one!

Jack are you any where near the Lochaber Estates? I have 4 deeded plots there.

I do not live too far away, maybe 30 miles or so from Tulloch.I know about them though and they are in a beautiful part of the area.To give you an idea of the area, google Cilllie Choirill and you will find a YouTube section and there are lots of other pictures on the web page too. It is about a beautiful little church(it starred in the "Monarch of the Glen" TV thing) perched high on a hill very close(within a mile maybe) to your estate.Concentrate on the shots down by the river Spean.

[Jock Scot]

Do Americans have difficulty pronouncing the "ch" in loch? I know it causes no end of difficulty for English people who insist on pronouncing it as "ck" as in lock. Think of Johann Sebastian Bach - you know the composer - they always seem to get that right. Lochaber is pronounced Loch - abbur where the "abber" bit sounds a bit like the Swedish group Abba only the bba bit is more like burr.

Sorry Phil the Abba sound is too short. the "A" in Lochaber is a long "AAA".

[Phil]

Sorry Phil the Abba sound is too short. the "A" in Lochaber is a long "AAA".

A lot depends on how you pronounce "Abba" though, doesn't it?

[JolyStNicholas]

Thank you for the info Jack. I recieved beautiful photo's prior to the purchase
and someday soon hope to travel there in person.

[Draelore]

This is fascinating. Thanks for posting guys.

[Rex_Tremende]

Maybe someone could point to the sound on the chart?

Regards,
Rex.

[Barry]

Rex, I'm pointing at the chart now. Can you see?

Slainte!