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I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT
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Anonymous  #120785  Sun, 24 Jul 05 04:34 AM
okay, I know this site is dedicated for learning English and stuff, but I really would like to be able to use a Scottish accent. Or using Irish accents are cool too. Do you guys have any tips? Maybe a site you know that goes over the basics of Scottish or Irish accents? I think Scottish and Irish accents are the coolest things ever!
  
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Eimai_Anglos  #120878  Sun, 24 Jul 05 01:24 PM
I don't like them, although I can tolerate the Dublin and Edinburgh varieties. I think the Glasgow accent and most Northern Ireland accents sound awful.

The best way to pick up an accent is to live there. Any other way will give you an accent that sounds false.
  
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Sooch90  #120995  Mon, 25 Jul 05 12:13 AM
well i don't think i'm gonna move all the way to Scotland to pick up an accent, so any other helpful tips? any sites that help you learn Scottish accents? Or maybe are there some basics? (By the way I have an American accent, Pennsylvanian accent). So like maybe say certain words a certain way? Like I know you say "time" like "t-i-a-me". Can you maybe tell me some of those kinds of things? Certain words are said a certain way.
  
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Eimai_Anglos  #122728  Sun, 31 Jul 05 12:37 AM
Take a holiday in Scotland. I recommend Edinburgh where the accent is quite pleasant (in my opinion). Take a pocket-size recorder. Collect as much speech as you can.
  
Anonymous  #131591  Sun, 28 Aug 05 11:04 PM
Buy braveheart on dvd an watch it over and over again ^^
  
nona the brit  #132129  Tue, 30 Aug 05 09:36 AM
lol
  
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Anonymous  #132629  Wed, 31 Aug 05 09:32 PM
There is an audio CD available "Acting with a Scottish accent"  by David Stern.  I have not used it, but have seen it on line.
  
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Rick5860  #132630  Wed, 31 Aug 05 09:34 PM
There is an audio CD available "Acting with a Scottish accent"  by David Stern.  I have not used it, but have seen it on line.
  
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Anonymous  #141131  Fri, 23 Sep 05 10:27 PM

I really want an Irish accent as well! I'm not so sure on the Scottish though. Watch films with Irish speaking people and copy the lines yourself, read books in your head with an Irish accent. You should soften your vowels and make them longer. If you aim for a couple of easy sentences a day, and progress from there it isnt quite so hard. Try with your friends and have a laugh at the snmae time!

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