Can you help me with Scottish accent?

[NewKilt]

We got a break from the cold weather yesterday with the temperature getting up into the low 60s, so I decided to take a walk in the park. I'm just into my 3rd week of recovering from spinal surgery, so I took my walker and proceeded to test out how far I could walk.

I wore my 5 yd wool Ireland's National kilt. I had just stopped at a picnic table close to the parking lot to rest, when a car parked in front of me, a man got out, came over to me and ask if I was Scottish. As it turns out the man was in a play to be presented next month, and was playing the part of an elderly Scottish gentleman. He said he wanted to speak with at least somewhat of a Scottish accent but didn't have a clue. Fortunately, I know a Scotsman from Glasgow who now lives here and offered to contact him to see if he would be willing to help this gentleman acquire a bit of a Scottish accent. Who better to teach than a true Scotsman? Of course my Scottish friend agreed to help him.

I'm still amazed by the things that can happen when you wear a kilt.



Darrell

[Bugbear]

That's pretty cool.

You know, I wish we could get some audio on the forum of Jock Scot talking. I just loved when we had that Youtube of Barb T. talking about her kilts. It's like you kind of wonder what people sound like here on the forum.

Oh my gosh! We need some audio of MacMillan of Rathdown! That would be a real kick.

[Chas]

Hello All,

Good choice with the Glasgow accent - it is steriotypical Scottish and is recognised the world over. Where as, in Aberdeen they speak with no accent at all. Their diction and pronounciation is 100% pure. It is said that their English is better than most Englishmen's. Funny old world.

Regards

Chas

[highlander_Daz]

what part of Aberdeen did you vist??????

[Howard Clark]

That can't be true, the only pure accent (no accent) is that of the american midwest !

There is a fascinating thread going about slang and accents over at the British Blades forum right now.

[Tony]

Hello All,

Good choice with the Glasgow accent - it is steriotypical Scottish and is recognised the world over. Where as, in Aberdeen they speak with no accent at all. Their diction and pronounciation is 100% pure. It is said that their English is better than most Englishmen's. Funny old world.

Regards

Chas

I think you're thinking of Dundee.
And whoever came up with that survey obviously had never been to Dundee.

[Standard]

That can't be true, the only pure accent (no accent) is that of the american midwest !

There is a fascinating thread going about slang and accents over at the British Blades forum right now.

Here, Here Clark. Gotta run, have some dishes to warsh this morning.

[shawhighlander]

. He said he wanted to speak with at least somewhat of a Scottish accent but didn't have a clue.

I have found a good website to help with just that. This fellow can print the list of all types of phrases out, to study. It's a simple phrase selection that, when recited helps put the emphasis where needed.

Here is the link: http://www.linguanaut.com/english_scots

Guid Luck!

[Cherub]

accent whats this aboot an accent Eh?

[gilmore]

To learn about Scots, see http://www.scots-online.org/grammar/

To hear Scots spoken (really the best way to learn a language), see http://www.scotsindependent.org/feat...cots/index.htm