Cosmic Joe Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I've always been intrigued by the diversity of the spoken language in this country. Despite their close proximity, Dundee, Angus and Fife accents bear no resemblance to each other, and the first time I went to Aberdeen I honestly did not have a clue what was being said. I struggle to differentiate between Lanarkshire, Glasgow Renfrewshire and Ayrshire however. Is there a big difference in their respective accents and dialects? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Incredible how much better-spoken and well-dressed your typical Glasgow gang member was in the 1960s: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) Edited January 27, 2020 by The Master 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 30 minutes ago, Angusfifer said: I've always been intrigued by the diversity of the spoken language in this country. Despite their close proximity, Dundee, Angus and Fife accents bear no resemblance to each other, and the first time I went to Aberdeen I honestly did not have a clue what was being said. I struggle to differentiate between Lanarkshire, Glasgow Renfrewshire and Ayrshire however. Is there a big difference in their respective accents and dialects? I find that folk from Ayrshire have a super exaggerated inflection at the end of every sentence, far worse than any other of the other Weegie variations. You know what I mean? Def. In. Et. Lay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrTroopMajor Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Hedgecutter said: I find that folk from Ayrshire have a super exaggerated inflection at the end of every sentence, far worse than any other of the other Weegie variations. You know what I mean? Def. In. Et. Lay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 The greatest Scottish accent. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Love the posh teuchter accent you get in the likes of Thurso and Blairgowrie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Angusfifer said: I've always been intrigued by the diversity of the spoken language in this country. Despite their close proximity, Dundee, Angus and Fife accents bear no resemblance to each other, and the first time I went to Aberdeen I honestly did not have a clue what was being said. I struggle to differentiate between Lanarkshire, Glasgow Renfrewshire and Ayrshire however. Is there a big difference in their respective accents and dialects? Lanarkshire, Glasgow and Renfrewshire I can understand struggling to figure out a difference as there probably isn't much of one, but Ayrshire? Mad b*****ds. It's like they intentionally try and change the pronunciation of every word just to be awkward. "Feeneshed" for fucks sake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Despite there being loads of Scottish presenters, I think Storm Huntley might have the only Weegie accent heard outside of Scotland these days, and even then it's limited to a tiny part of Channel 5 daytime TV. Otherwise, only East of Scotland type accents are tolerated outside of Pacific Quay. Speaks volumes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JTS98 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 People from the east of Scotland speak like children, often at a pitch discernible only to dogs. And that frightful inflection. Still makes me wince every time I'm at Tynecastle and hear someone describe a pass or tackle etc as 'shokahn'. Speak properly, please. People from west central Scotland do not have accents. We just pronounce words properly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, JTS98 said: People from west central Scotland do not have accents. We just pronounce words properly. Everyone has an accent, and the West Central is one of the most easily identifiable. They'd also almost certainly reply to you by saying "definitely" despite their strange inability to pronounce this simple word. Therefore, I call shenanigans. Edited January 27, 2020 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JTS98 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Hedgecutter said: They'd almost certainly reply to you by saying "definitely" despite their strange inability to pronounce this simple word. Therefore, I call shenanigans. Is that not more of an Irish hangover? Sure I read that somewhere once. Scottish people of Irish heritage pronounce certain words differently. Stands to reason when one thinks of what an accent is. I pronounce definitely properly, with the stress on the first syllable. I ask you, would you rather speak like Hugh Mcllvanney or The Proclaimers? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 minute ago, JTS98 said: Is that not more of an Irish hangover? Sure I read that somewhere once. Scottish people of Irish heritage pronounce certain words differently. Stands to reason when one thinks of what an accent is. I pronounce definitely properly, with the stress on the first syllable. I ask you, would you rather speak like Hugh Mcllvanney or The Proclaimers? A large chunk of my family are Weegies based in Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. All have either NE Scotland or Gloucester heritage yet all now pronounce it as if it is spelled 'definetly'. Grinds my gears. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonksy+HisChristianParade Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 55 minutes ago, Doctor said: Love the posh teuchter accent you get in the likes of Thurso and Blairgowrie Blairgowrie is scaffy as f**k. Biggest shithole in Tayside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Central Scotland, east of Castlecary, sing to you, Central Scotland, West of Castlecary, sound like they're going to batter you. Everywhere else is fairly indiscernible, tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Angusfifer said: I've always been intrigued by the diversity of the spoken language in this country. Despite their close proximity, Dundee, Angus and Fife accents bear no resemblance to each other, and the first time I went to Aberdeen I honestly did not have a clue what was being said. I struggle to differentiate between Lanarkshire, Glasgow Renfrewshire and Ayrshire however. Is there a big difference in their respective accents and dialects? I suspect there isn't an objectively measurable 'big difference' between such accents, so much as your ears aren't tuned to west coast accents, the way they are to those from the east. It's probably just a function of how much exposure you get to folk from those areas, or perhaps how much exposure you had when your brain was forming it's language capacity. An American or someone from Kent might well have trouble distinguishing between someone from Ireland and Scotland (and I'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between an Australian and a New Zealander), whereas someone from Shetland can hear the difference between someone brought up on various islands. To prove it, here's a Shetlander singing about how indecipherable he finds the Whalsay accent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Blairgowrie is scaffy as f**k. Biggest shithole in Tayside.Don't go in the wetherspoons or to The Gig and you'll be fine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 In WW1 the Germans got British PoWs to record themselves speaking to try and capture different accents which you can find here https://sounds.bl.uk/Accents-and-dialects/Berliner-Lautarchiv-British-and-Commonwealth-recordings/021M-C1315X0001XX-0440V0 and search by county Ayrshire and Glagow are pretty fascinating in that they could be from Angus or Fife. Seems to be much less variation between all central belt accents then than there is now. Presumably Irish influence on Glasgow and surrounds and Dundee accounting for the much more distinct accents now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Fit Like Rosheen! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, supermik said: Fit Like Rosheen! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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