ayrmad Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 2 minutes ago, throbber said: Saying Ken is quite a contagious thing to do, same goes for like and eh after you say something. I never say the last 2 nowadays, used to always say eh though and it really makes no sense why people say it. I started saying Ken as a joke a while ago but it seems to have stuck with me now. Hopefully I will one day be back on the west coast and this terrible affliction will be over. I quite liked one of my uni buddies from Musselburgh adding all those wee bits in, it deflected a wee bit from me talking like a Glasgow Schemie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Really if you find yourself struggling to be understood when you venture outside of your local area, you have a terrible accent. (assuming both parties speak English) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Just now, Paco said: Really if you find yourself struggling to be understood when you venture outside of your local area, you have a terrible accent. (assuming both parties speak English) There are quite a few people that struggle to understand me in my local area, I spent the 1st 6 weeks at uni hanging around with a Greek student with decent English, eventually he declared that he only ever understood about 20% of what I said. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I enjoy the rich gamut of accents and dialects prevalent in Scotland. None particularly annoy me, although some examples ofthe Norn Irish accent can be quite harsh but are generally toned down by those living over here. #oneworld 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Aberdeen. Glaswegian accent is the best accent in Scotland. A suttle dundonian accent is lovely. Schemie Dundonian is funny. Lot of time for the neeeburs Fife accent too. Like Ayrshire accents and all. I like all accents that actually sound Scottish. Those further north than Aberdeen and south of Ayrshire and in the borders just sound weird. IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkirkyabass Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Oaft my accent is taking a heavy slagging in here btw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 When I worked in Edinburgh I noticed they had a really annoying habit of saying "the next again", as in "it happened the next again day" or "it's on the next again desk". When you pointed this out to them a lot of them didn't even seem to realize they did it but. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 When I worked in Edinburgh I noticed they had a really annoying habit of saying "the next again", as in "it happened the next again day" or "it's on the next again desk". When you pointed this out to them a lot of them didn't even seem to realize they did it but. Yeah that one irritates me. Everyone here seems to say it. Apparently 'the week after next' is too much effort. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I know a woman who talked about "next door but one". You mean two doors away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacekid84 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Boy at my work from Kirkconnel says "shree" and "seevin" instead of Three and Seven, really pisses me off alot more than it probably should. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 5 hours ago, Ross. said: I have to put on something close to the "Glasgow Uni" accent fairly often over here, in order to be understood when speaking English to a lot of folk here. Essentially it's just slower and clearer than normal. You could always try German.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Torpar said: You could always try German.... Genau, Ich sollte mehr Deutsch sprechen, aber wenn ich sprech mit andere ausländers was normal ist, ist dass Englisch ist die erste sprache. Mostly in a work context I was meaning. I work in finance and I work for an American firm. I need to speak English for 90% of the work I do. Edited November 17, 2016 by Ross. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) 1 minute ago, Ross. said: Genau, Ich sollte mehr Deutsch sprechen, aber wenn ich sprech mit andere ausländers was normal ist, ist dass Englisch ist die erste sprache. That's true, and usually they answer back in English anyway, just to show off. When speaking to German speakers I mean Edited November 17, 2016 by Torpar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Just now, Torpar said: That's true, and usually they answer back in English anyway, just to show off As soon as they know you are a natural English speaker they want to practice. I've turned the tables on them mind you. I generally ask folk if they speak English and regardless of the answer I try and talk German. The biggest issue I have though is understanding the different dialects within Swiss German. Sounds absolutely f**k all like the hoch Deutsch I have to learn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC13 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Anything within the central belt/Civilisation is a normal accent. It's when you go north of Stirling and towards the borders areas like Dumfries the accents sound horrific. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 On 16 November 2016 at 09:41, Rugster said: That's a good shout as well actually. Een for eye, and nonsense like that. Get it right man - yin EE, twa EEN. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 It's when you go north of Stirling and towards the borders areas like Dumfries the accents sound horrific. Which one, The Borders or Dumfries? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 4 hours ago, milton75 said: The Limmy thing is about spot on. Really anyone that finishes sentences with "eh", or lifts their voice at the end of a sentence like some sort of brain-addled antipodean village idiot. My wife gets texts from a Fife pal that always ends in "eh". She looks at the phone like it's covered in dog shit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 My wife gets texts from a Fife pal that always ends in "eh". She looks at the phone like it's covered in dog shit. I end a lot of my sentences with eh or like.. That's gid like, that's gd eh etc. Eta: text and speaking. I think this is a pretty common thing though. Except it's but instead of like with weegies. After thinking about it and speaking to people in work there I don't do it that much but it's still pretty regular. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 16 minutes ago, MONKMAN said: Which one, The Borders or Dumfries? Let's be real they're both the same basically. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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