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[Donnyarb]

I miss miko.

[Guest]

I used to have quite a neutral middle-class Scottish accent but since moving to Glasgow people I know from Aberdeen notice I've gone quite strongly middle-class west coast. I can't say I've noticed the difference.

The one thing I can safely (and mercifully) say is that despite living in Aberdeen for 10 years I haven't got even the slightest hint of the local accent, which is absolutely horrible and barely comprehensible.

No offence but that's my least favourite accent ever. I've actually become weirdly accustomed to the working class "Glesga" accent, as long as the person speaking doesn't have a naturally whiny tone to their voice as it's quite a whiny accent as it is. It's the sort of "oh my goad, there's a Waitrose on Byers Road, oh my goad" accent that makes me want to put a bunch of kittens in a box and randomly punch a knife through it.

The only thing that grates on me more is the music of Kesha.

[vikingTON]

Going out tonight and staying up with a few bottles for a 5:30 train for the trip to Inverness. Potential for an epic weekend if the game is on, if not we'll probably find another game anyway.

[coldojag]

It's the sort of "oh my goad, there's a Waitrose on Byers Road, oh my goad" accent that makes me want to put a bunch of kittens in a box and randomly punch a knife through it.

Still don't know what one your on about, after that description.

[Lisa Cuddy]

Still don't know what one your on about, after that description.

I think that's the "Glasgow Uni" accent.

[Ad Lib]

No offence but that's my least favourite accent ever. I've actually become weirdly accustomed to the working class "Glesga" accent, as long as the person speaking doesn't have a naturally whiny tone to their voice as it's quite a whiny accent as it is. It's the sort of "oh my goad, there's a Waitrose on Byers Road, oh my goad" accent that makes me want to put a bunch of kittens in a box and randomly punch a knife through it.

The only thing that grates on me more is the music of Kesha.

Please don't confuse the Glasgow University Accent (fucking horrendous and those who have it should be shot) with the Middle Class West-Coast accent. The two are COMPLETELY different!

[Marshmallo]

Does anyone else who's lived in different parts of Scotland find that people in different places interpet your accent completely differently? People in uni from the west coast think I have a middle class Edinburgh voice, I've had it mentioned when I'm back home that I'm picking up a bit of weegie, and people I know from uni who aren't weegies think I'm an Edinburgh scaff, ken what I'm talking about eh?

Confusing as fook.

Everyone I meet thinks I'm from Glasgow (moved through here from Falkirk for Uni).

The only thing that grates on me more is the music of Kesha.

Quite right. That album used to get played at my work and it's the worst thing I've ever heard.

[CityDave]

Welcome matty! As has already been said it becomes shit from here on in as the thrill disappears and the drink effects you more aswell if you've been drinking consistently for a while like me ((every week 16-18) 3 times a week for the past year) you'll eventually lose your memory that's when the thrill comes back as you try and figure out what happened

I don' t know if you have heard of a tv sitcom called Cheers!. I read this recently. Cliff Claven's Buffalo theory: " well you see Norm, its like this.....A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way , the human brain can only operate as fast as its slowest brain cells. Now as we know, excessive drinking of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that Norm, is why you feel smarter after a few beers".

[time after time]

17p for Fudge is classic value.

[RandomGuy]

I don' t know if you have heard of a tv sitcom called Cheers!. I read this recently. Cliff Claven's Buffalo theory: " well you see Norm, its like this.....A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way , the human brain can only operate as fast as its slowest brain cells. Now as we know, excessive drinking of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that Norm, is why you feel smarter after a few beers".

If its only my best brain cells left then i should never have been born

[Ayrgirl]

Does anyone else who's lived in different parts of Scotland find that people in different places interpet your accent completely differently? People in uni from the west coast think I have a middle class Edinburgh voice, I've had it mentioned when I'm back home that I'm picking up a bit of weegie, and people I know from uni who aren't weegies think I'm an Edinburgh scaff, ken what I'm talking about eh?

Confusing as fook.

Yes. Originally from the outskirts of Edinburgh I have lived in the centre of Edinburgh, Paisley, Greenock and now Dundonald. My accent has adapted to wherever I have lived. I have no idea what my accent actually is now. Apparently people know when I have spoken to my mother on the phone (she still lives near Edinburgh) as my accent totally changes and reverts back to very very east coast.

[yoda]

Does anyone else who's lived in different parts of Scotland find that people in different places interpet your accent completely differently? People in uni from the west coast think I have a middle class Edinburgh voice, I've had it mentioned when I'm back home that I'm picking up a bit of weegie, and people I know from uni who aren't weegies think I'm an Edinburgh scaff, ken what I'm talking about eh?

Confusing as fook.

Some people say I have a fairly strong Invernessian accent whilst other people have to ask me where I am from because I 'don't have an accent'.

[Monster]

Aliases that haven't the bollocks to insult you under their own username.

Clearly we are Box Office.

[Law Stud]

I'm looking forward to this afternoon. At 9.30 we are taking my youngest son's football team down to Eastlands to watch Manchester City v WBA. If the bus arrives on time and we are there for 1.15pm we've been invited to go through the players entrance, and through onto the pitch for a wander around before being introduced to one of those old favourites of mine - Mike Summerbee - Man City's club ambassador who was one of the players in Escape To Victory. He's got a signed Man City strip which he is going to present to one of our players who had a bone marrow transplant a couple of years ago.

Hopefully it'll be a fantastic day that the kids will remember for the rest of their lives.

[vikingTON]

You are my Morton

my only Morton

you make me happy when skies are grey

you'll never notice how much I love you

please don't take my Morton away you are my Morton...

[vikingTON]

You are a b*****d

A Paisley b*****d

You're only happy on giro day

Yer maw's a stealer

Yer dad's a dealer

Please don't take my hubcaps away you are a b*****d...

[Jimmy85]

You are my Morton

my only Morton

you make me happy when skies are grey

you'll never notice how much I love you

please don't take my Morton away you are my Morton...

You are a b*****d

A Paisley b*****d

You're only happy on giro day

Yer maw's a stealer

Yer dad's a dealer

Please don't take my hubcaps away you are a b*****d...

Drunk as fuck.

[RandomGuy]

Aliases that haven't the bollocks to insult you under their own username.

Clearly we are Box Office.

Your a c**t....

[Jimmy85]

Your a c**t....

1

Understand the proper usage of the word you need. The best way to do that is to sound it out. There is a replacement test that will tell you for certain which word will fit. Read your sentence with "you are" in place of the "your/you're," intended. If it makes sense, then "you're" would be right. If not, then "your" would fit. You could also replace "your" with "my" in the sentence. If it fits, then use "your."

2

Write You're as a contraction or a combination, of the words you and are. Other examples of contractions include doesn't for does not, they're for they are, and can't for can not.

"You're a good friend" means "You are a good friend."

"I don't know what you're talking about" means "I do not know what you are talking about."

3

Write your as the possessive form of you, referring to something that a person has, something that belongs to the person in question, or the person you are talking to.

"Is your stomach growling?"

"Your book is on the table."

4

Wrong again!

Take a look at some examples. Each of the following examples shows an incorrect use of your/you're, and why it is incorrect.

"I can't read you're handwriting."

Incorrect, because the contraction for "you are" is being used in place of the possessive form of you. I can't read you are handwriting doesn't make sense. It should be replaced with "your".

"If your hungry, then you should probably eat something."

Incorrect because there is no possession in question. this passes the replacement test. Rewriting it with "you are" fits. This should be replaced with you're, or you are.

"I think your very smart."

Again, incorrect. The "very smart" does not belong to the person that you are talking to — this doesn't make any sense. Replace your with you're, or you are.

edit Tips

English can be complicated, because there's an exception to every rule. Ex.: Keep in mind that the word your will never be followed by the words the, a, or an.

The word your will usually not be followed by an adjective, a word that describes, when that adjective is describing the person that you are talking to. In other words, saying "Your very kind" will almost never be correct. "Your very kind" would be correct if they were describing a noun, as in "Your nice son brought me my coat." Here, your nice is correct because nice is describing the person's son.

Remember that you're is actually a combination of two words and thus fulfills two very important roles in a sentence or clause. Because it includes both a pronoun and a verb, you're will always be the subject and at least part of the verb of any clause in which it appears.

Try replacing "your" or "you’re" with "you are" if you are unsure which to use. If the sentence makes sense, use "you’re." Remember that only "you’re" is a contraction. The apostrophe in "you’re" signifies the omission of the letter “a.” If the sentence does not make sense, you will know to use "your."

For example:

"You’re a good writer!" and "You are" a good writer!" "You are" makes sense in this sentence, so you can use "you’re."

"I cannot read you're handwriting.” and "I cannot read you are handwriting." "You are" does not make sense in this sentence, so you should use "your."

Try not to think that proper writing is strictly "academic". It makes you appear more intelligent. More importantly, it eliminates the risk of bad habits "slipping out" in situations in which it is critical to convey propriety, such as writing a college essay or a job résumé.

Just remember "You're not spelling your words correctly," and it all falls into place.

edit Warnings

There is another word, yore, that sounds just the same as you're and your. Yore refers to times long past and isn't used often in casual speech.

Simple grammatical errors, such as incorrect use of your and you're, can harm how others perceive your credibility when they read your compositions. It is in your best interest to learn how to use these words properly.

[RandomGuy]

1

Understand the proper usage of the word you need. The best way to do that is to sound it out. There is a replacement test that will tell you for certain which word will fit. Read your sentence with "you are" in place of the "your/you're," intended. If it makes sense, then "you're" would be right. If not, then "your" would fit. You could also replace "your" with "my" in the sentence. If it fits, then use "your."

2

Write You're as a contraction or a combination, of the words you and are. Other examples of contractions include doesn't for does not, they're for they are, and can't for can not.

"You're a good friend" means "You are a good friend."

"I don't know what you're talking about" means "I do not know what you are talking about."

3

Write your as the possessive form of you, referring to something that a person has, something that belongs to the person in question, or the person you are talking to.

"Is your stomach growling?"

"Your book is on the table."

4

Wrong again!

Take a look at some examples. Each of the following examples shows an incorrect use of your/you're, and why it is incorrect.

"I can't read you're handwriting."

Incorrect, because the contraction for "you are" is being used in place of the possessive form of you. I can't read you are handwriting doesn't make sense. It should be replaced with "your".

"If your hungry, then you should probably eat something."

Incorrect because there is no possession in question. this passes the replacement test. Rewriting it with "you are" fits. This should be replaced with you're, or you are.

"I think your very smart."

Again, incorrect. The "very smart" does not belong to the person that you are talking to — this doesn't make any sense. Replace your with you're, or you are.

edit Tips

English can be complicated, because there's an exception to every rule. Ex.: Keep in mind that the word your will never be followed by the words the, a, or an.

The word your will usually not be followed by an adjective, a word that describes, when that adjective is describing the person that you are talking to. In other words, saying "Your very kind" will almost never be correct. "Your very kind" would be correct if they were describing a noun, as in "Your nice son brought me my coat." Here, your nice is correct because nice is describing the person's son.

Remember that you're is actually a combination of two words and thus fulfills two very important roles in a sentence or clause. Because it includes both a pronoun and a verb, you're will always be the subject and at least part of the verb of any clause in which it appears.

Try replacing "your" or "you're" with "you are" if you are unsure which to use. If the sentence makes sense, use "you're." Remember that only "you're" is a contraction. The apostrophe in "you're" signifies the omission of the letter "a." If the sentence does not make sense, you will know to use "your."

For example:

"You're a good writer!" and "You are" a good writer!" "You are" makes sense in this sentence, so you can use "you're."

"I cannot read you're handwriting." and "I cannot read you are handwriting." "You are" does not make sense in this sentence, so you should use "your."

Try not to think that proper writing is strictly "academic". It makes you appear more intelligent. More importantly, it eliminates the risk of bad habits "slipping out" in situations in which it is critical to convey propriety, such as writing a college essay or a job résumé.

Just remember "You're not spelling your words correctly," and it all falls into place.

edit Warnings

There is another word, yore, that sounds just the same as you're and your. Yore refers to times long past and isn't used often in casual speech.

Simple grammatical errors, such as incorrect use of your and you're, can harm how others perceive your credibility when they read your compositions. It is in your best interest to learn how to use these words properly.

you are a sad c**t