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Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:19:05 GMT

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:55:33 GMT

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If that was you trying to use Scottish banter then it's terrible. > _ <

I would advise no one to learn to speak Scotch dialect.

It's the worst sounding thing to your ears. .. i've spoke it long enough.

You'll never get the hang of the slang, the weird grammer in general, mutilation of sentences etc...

Plus; every little town/village/city/province etc.. has there own slang here in scotland.

I live in Kilmarnock (East Ayrshire) ..[all my lifeeeeeeeeee] TT_TT .. Nothing we say make's any coherit sense =P.

Makes matters worse i can speak Korean and Japanese too; .. my pronnounciation is just *** up thesedays XD

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:00:22 GMT

I come fae Aberdeen, an live in America, I canna spik Aberdeonian because they wouldna ken fit am spiken aboot.

Yae ken fit ah mean like! he he

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:30:45 GMT

The refference was to English Language, not England as a part of UK.

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

alisyme — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:19:53 GMT

Well what kind of scottish accent? Regional? Upper, middle or lower class? Highland accent? Borders? Hoik?

Or do you just want to make the point that you're "Scottish"?

Ali

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:09:07 GMT

Go to YouTubeâ¢ and search for RayTheFox - he'll teach you.

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:27:04 GMT

I have to question the wisdom of the above poster `steph`. A student at `uni`. For a start she/he is young and haven`t heard anything of an accent except from their limited surroundings and relatively short time in the world. Students are notorious for talking waffle.

Coming from the central belt (Glasgow/Edinburgh) either isn`t so much Scots anymore its just English with a twang`. `Pure this and bawbag that. Garbage. Try either the North East or the South West for a good Scots accent. You want learn a Scots accent? Converse with somebody mature or older in/from Scotland.

Youtube is rubbish. Its either A; too broad (video above) and not a true reflection of the general accent or B; Fake, ie; somebody either not native or a young `studenty` technogeek with a webcam and a `lah de dah` accent with no real idea of a true accent.

My opinion people. Not everyone will agree.

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:49:16 GMT

The English spoken in the Scottish Highlands would be your best bet.

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:01:14 GMT

First off, can I just say: Lmao to that video- pretty much sums up the majority of Scots; in the 'words' of the 'great' Kenny Dal: 'It's good tae mumble'. < This was from a mock TV interview of him from 'Only An Excuse', I think it was, though don't hold me to that.Ok, first off, WHY has no one mentioned 'Finding Neverland' as a source. Johnny Depp's accent in that is possibly one the best Scottish accents I've ever heard. Trainspotting, sure it's good, but it's pretty slang-like to be honest.It depends how broad you want your accent to be and the area you're supposed to be from.Generally, Scottish people associate Edinburgh accents, no NOT with Sean Connery, with English accents; mainly because they sound quite 'posh' and 'upper crust', compared to other Scottish accents at least anyway.'Gonnae no dae that' is a typical phrase associated with Glasgow, but in truth, not THAT many people speak this way.
I have a mixed Glasgow accent. My dad speaks with quite a broad one, whereas my mum has a more refined accent.
For an example of a 'broad' Glasgow accent, look at Billy Connelly. Certain phrases I've read on here, even HE would've stoop to use, and that's because, like many other places in the world, they're only used by a select group of people.

I'm at uni in Aberdeen and they have an accent wholly unto themselves, not to mention what seems like another language. Though the same could be said of Dundee, where one of my best friends is from, and many other places.In Aberdeen, the normal stereotype is 'fit like?' as in 'how are you doing?' or just 'fit?' in place of what?
In Fife, it is 'you ken what I mean, like?' basically meaning 'do you understand what I mean?'

If you want a stereotypical Scottish accent, copy Mel Gibson in Braveheart, sure it was on the whole pretty shabby, but in some parts he sounded ok.
Don't be surprised, however, if you don't get rave reviews from natives.If you want what most people on this board seem to term a 'Glasgow/Glaswegian accent' then slant your words.
i.e. 'dae' - 'day' instead of 'do'
Also, use words like 'heed' instead of 'head' and 'deed' instead of 'dead'.
Also, use 'aye' ALOT. My friends and I use the term, 'eh wit?' when we're taking the ***. It basically means, 'what are you on about?'
I've been told people from Glasgow use terms like, 'What you doin' jus' now?', instead of saying, 'Hey, what are you up to?', apparently we like knowing what others are doing right that instant. *shrugs* We also apparently use 'pure' and 'proper' alot, as in 'that was proper amazing' or 'that was pure dead brilliant' - note: this is slightly exaggerated as in normal every-day-use, it's not said or used THAT often.
Like most other cities here though, we have our own words for things, slang or just simple local references. They can range from the widely used 'bawbag' - literally meaning '***', and generally used in name-calling to 'ginger' in reference to our 'national' drink: Irn Bru.

The key to picking up a Scottish accent is probably to pick a place you want to be 'from'. That way it'll be far easier to pick up the phrases and dialect of the place.
Not to be prejudice or whatever, but generally the Edinburgh accent does sound more English than Scottish so if you're not too good at the Scottish accent or don't want to be ridiculed or whatever, you're probably best to try to master that; also, it's most likely one of the most easily understood Scottish accents due to it's crispness.

Listen to the accents of Scottish actors during interviews, though many get to 'keep' their accents in films nowadays (YASS! :P ) or people like Craig Ferguson - Scottish television host on American TV.
Shows recommended such as 'Chewin' the Fat' stereotype the Glasgow accent, and even the actors don't really speak like that; I should know, I've met them more than once on occasion walking down the road near me.

If people need help on Northern Irish accents, though again these vary wildly, some of my best friends are from there so I'm sure I could russle up some help. Though, again, it much depends on where you're from how strong an accent you have and how you pronounce certain words.
If people need any advice/help on how to pronounce certain phrases/words I'll try my best to be of assistance, and the same goes for anyone trying to pull of being a Glaswegian ;)

Hope this helped somewhat :)
Steph
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P.S. Sean Connery is not a good example of someone from Scotland or Edinburgh, he's claimed more than once that he's made his accent up, while this isn't ENTIRELY true to the quote, he has exaggerated his accent an awful lot to make it so... unique as it is. ;)

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:24:17 GMT

I am an writer and i'm "trying" to write a book and one of my Characteris scottish so i'm "trying" to replicate a scottish accent. can anyone help me?

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:32:37 GMT

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:12:32 GMT

kansas? I live in Scotland an my accent is, well, as scots as it gets. Try this

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:48:59 GMT

Im going to be in a movie and im a lead and i need to lear scottish!!! HELP... i need that accent inm a lead female and It's hard!

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:41:24 GMT

I agree with you, Glasgow accents are horrible. I feel embarassed for us when Glasweigans are on the TV. Im from East Kilbride, its outside of Glasgow but my accent is more calm compared to the Glasgow accents. I was born in Glasgow, thank god I didnt stay there =\

I guess some areas of Glasgow are nice, but not much. I dont see why they don't demolish the ugly, old buildings above some shops.

Anyway, I'm glad people like Scottish accents :) I myself absolutley LOVEE american accents, they are amazing. Anyone from america here. I wanna go there someday.

Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:10:26 GMT

Oh, dear. I like when someone takes the time to criticise the English or accent of another region, and you see a multitude of spelling mistakes that are quite basic. That, in addition to the blatant prejudice, makes it quite fun to read and neutralises the criticism. Keep on doing this! You're a star from the Highlands!

From a non-nasal Glaswegian and friend of all Scottish accents.

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Re: I WANT A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Go to YouTubeâ¢ and search for RayTheFox - he'll teach you.