lol thanks Jim C of York I'll have to check that out sometime.
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What accent do you really hate? and which one you love?
Most people manage to say Edinburgh correctly - oh God here I go again...except for a lot of the Americans! I'm sorry to extract the proverbial here, but why do so MANY of you Transatlantic guys say "Edin-burrow"?? It's only the Americans who seem to do it and it's so (BLEEP) minging! The Swedes, the Dutch and even the Moldovians manage it spot on, so why can't you? It makes us want to short change you in our "monopoly" money.....
Talking of places like Perth, Manchester, Birmingham, Worcester, Stamford, Lincoln etc etc .........it's nice to see the glow of satisfaction on the faces of some American tourists that we Brits have named our towns and cities after their hometowns back in the States. :-)
Talking of places like Perth, Manchester, Birmingham, Worcester, Stamford, Lincoln etc etc .........it's nice to see the glow of satisfaction on the faces of some American tourists that we Brits have named our towns and cities after their hometowns back in the States. :-)
Manchester, England.....people living there are called Mancunians. Mancunian is the term for anything related to that city, and it derives from the old Roman name for the settlement on the present day site of the city: Mancunium.
The term manky has nothing at all to do with Manchester! Just thought I'd mention that, although I've never actually been to Manchester even though it was only an hour away by train when I was at Leeds.
Like York was Eboracum, so presumably the people of York are not really Yorkists but Eboracumians? Ebors? The Ebor handicap.... I know that the city of Chester, not all that far from Manchester, was called Deva by the Romans originally when they developed the fortress and city there in AD79. The city walls in Chester are absolutely amazing and so well preserved after nearly 2k years. I don't suppose Chester people are called Deviants...in fact, they are Cestrians for some reason......makes you wonder why Mancunians are not called Mancestrians, but there you go...that's part the total illogicality of it all.
The term manky has nothing at all to do with Manchester! Just thought I'd mention that, although I've never actually been to Manchester even though it was only an hour away by train when I was at Leeds.
Like York was Eboracum, so presumably the people of York are not really Yorkists but Eboracumians? Ebors? The Ebor handicap.... I know that the city of Chester, not all that far from Manchester, was called Deva by the Romans originally when they developed the fortress and city there in AD79. The city walls in Chester are absolutely amazing and so well preserved after nearly 2k years. I don't suppose Chester people are called Deviants...in fact, they are Cestrians for some reason......makes you wonder why Mancunians are not called Mancestrians, but there you go...that's part the total illogicality of it all.
"Edin-burrow"??
For the same reason you get "bruh" out of burgh??? Because burough and burgh share the same etymological root.
For the same reason you get "bruh" out of burgh??? Because burough and burgh share the same etymological root.
>>Most people manage to say Edinburgh correctly - oh God here I go again...except for a lot of the Americans! I'm sorry to extract the proverbial here, but why do so MANY of you Transatlantic guys say "Edin-burrow"?? It's only the Americans who seem to do it and it's so (BLEEP) minging! The Swedes, the Dutch and even the Moldovians manage it spot on, so why can't you? It makes us want to short change you in our "monopoly" money..... <<
"Edin-burrow"? At least I myself pronounce it as if it were "Edinburg" (as ["E:dn=%bR=:g_0]), and also I have not actually heard any Americans pronounce it like the former either.
"Edin-burrow"? At least I myself pronounce it as if it were "Edinburg" (as ["E:dn=%bR=:g_0]), and also I have not actually heard any Americans pronounce it like the former either.
My fave accents would have to be London & Newcastle but the best accent is the scouse one. Does anyone else like the Liverpool accent?
My pronunciation dictionary (LPD) actually recommends a pronunciation "Edin-burrow" /"Edn.b3'oU/ for learners of American English. Go figure.
***My pronunciation dictionary (LPD) actually recommends a pronunciation "Edin-burrow" /"Edn.b3'oU/ for learners of American English. Go figure***
So it IS the general American way of pronouncing my city's name! OK - I guessed it might have been something like that - so many of them do it when they're here. It can irritate us if it's allowed to. :-) Only once have I corrected an American guy and said it's "EDDIN-bru(h)". I've never heard anyone call it Edin-burg" (as in Hamburg).
The word "burgh" is the Scottish version of the English "borough", which simply means a town. Actually in Old English the word for a town was "burg", related to the Germanic "burg" and the Norse "borg".
So place names in Scotland end with "burgh" (pronounced "bru(h)") as in Edinburgh, Fraserburgh); in England - Mexborough, Scarborough. Variations are "bury" (as in Ledbury, Canterbury) or "brough" (as in Middlesbrough).
They all mean the same thing: a town or settlement.
To be fair to those Americans and let them off he hook. :-) Most Brits no doubt make a complete cock up of placenames abroad. Just hear English people here in Scotland or in Wales! I wonder how many would be spot on with Schenectady USA?
So it IS the general American way of pronouncing my city's name! OK - I guessed it might have been something like that - so many of them do it when they're here. It can irritate us if it's allowed to. :-) Only once have I corrected an American guy and said it's "EDDIN-bru(h)". I've never heard anyone call it Edin-burg" (as in Hamburg).
The word "burgh" is the Scottish version of the English "borough", which simply means a town. Actually in Old English the word for a town was "burg", related to the Germanic "burg" and the Norse "borg".
So place names in Scotland end with "burgh" (pronounced "bru(h)") as in Edinburgh, Fraserburgh); in England - Mexborough, Scarborough. Variations are "bury" (as in Ledbury, Canterbury) or "brough" (as in Middlesbrough).
They all mean the same thing: a town or settlement.
To be fair to those Americans and let them off he hook. :-) Most Brits no doubt make a complete cock up of placenames abroad. Just hear English people here in Scotland or in Wales! I wonder how many would be spot on with Schenectady USA?
<<I wonder how many would be spot on with Schenectady USA? >>
It's "Sken-NECK-ta-dee", by the way. For an encore, try Skaneateles, NY, Tuolumne Meadows, CA, and Revillagigedo Island, AK.
<<Im just wonderin what people think of australian accents >>
The general US consensus is we like 'em. And from a female perspective, they makes any man just a little bit cuter.
<<Mancunian is the term for anything related to that city, and it derives from the old Roman name for the settlement on the present day site of the city: Mancunium. >>
So that explains how you get "ManCUNian" out of "ManCHESter". That was always a big mystery to me.
<<At least I myself pronounce it as if it were "Edinburg">>
Me, too. Just like "Pittsburgh". It ain't "Pittsburrow".
It's "Sken-NECK-ta-dee", by the way. For an encore, try Skaneateles, NY, Tuolumne Meadows, CA, and Revillagigedo Island, AK.
<<Im just wonderin what people think of australian accents >>
The general US consensus is we like 'em. And from a female perspective, they makes any man just a little bit cuter.
<<Mancunian is the term for anything related to that city, and it derives from the old Roman name for the settlement on the present day site of the city: Mancunium. >>
So that explains how you get "ManCUNian" out of "ManCHESter". That was always a big mystery to me.
<<At least I myself pronounce it as if it were "Edinburg">>
Me, too. Just like "Pittsburgh". It ain't "Pittsburrow".
Well, I would probbably pronounce Edinburgh, Edinburrh, which I suppose any other Englishman would, If it wasn't for the way Scots pronounce it with the strange doubleing of the r, which we English can't imitate, giving us Edinbruh. A pox on those who named it! Far too confusing!
Well, however which way you want to pronounce the name of my fair city, you're all welcome to come here at any time.....good times guaranteed, plenty to see and do, all tastes and requirements catered for, good nosh and sups, traffic drives on the left, buses are double deckers, Scottish banknotes are of equal value to the normal Bank of England sterling notes - both equally valid eveywhere, police officers are always polite and DON'T carry firearms/guns but watch out - they are dab hands with the CS spray canisters, sun shines more often than you would think! but be prepared for some of the wet stuff (and I don't mean Tennents) but right now it's(BLEEP) freezing....and just to please us, call it "EDIN-bru(h)". The English initial E is wider than the Scottish.....it's almost but not quite "AIDEN-bru(h)" the way we say it. The local accent is easy to understand, except sometimes late Saturday night/Sunday morning when it tends to become a wee bit incoherent...
Now that's the end of the matter.....no more to be said on how the heck you pronounce Edinburgh.....except this one last time: It is definitelty NOT EDIN-burrow! If you do I will make a point of making a pig's ear of Schenectady.....Cheers!
PS: As for the places in America which Uriel mentioned.......I havenae clue how to say them so let's call the whole thing off....
Now that's the end of the matter.....no more to be said on how the heck you pronounce Edinburgh.....except this one last time: It is definitelty NOT EDIN-burrow! If you do I will make a point of making a pig's ear of Schenectady.....Cheers!
PS: As for the places in America which Uriel mentioned.......I havenae clue how to say them so let's call the whole thing off....
y have a mixed race kid if u cant be bothered to teach it where its routes r?
y are bnp racist wen its their white bitches who cant keep their pussy in their knickers and feel its necessary to have a child with every race they can?
y are bnp racist wen it was trinidadians who were amongst them rebuilding london after the war
i do not disagree with interacial relationships i disagree with it being used as a fashion accessory i disaggree with the word ghetto being refferd to some1 who lives in london who cant talk properly i dont like wiggaz and i hate it wen little sad english teenagers try to talk jamaican the americans can immatate them better
i like the russian accent i dont have a clue why i think all languages are beautiful accept araabic but i hate all accents they sound stupid the worst is indians wen they work for customer service
y are bnp racist wen its their white bitches who cant keep their pussy in their knickers and feel its necessary to have a child with every race they can?
y are bnp racist wen it was trinidadians who were amongst them rebuilding london after the war
i do not disagree with interacial relationships i disagree with it being used as a fashion accessory i disaggree with the word ghetto being refferd to some1 who lives in london who cant talk properly i dont like wiggaz and i hate it wen little sad english teenagers try to talk jamaican the americans can immatate them better
i like the russian accent i dont have a clue why i think all languages are beautiful accept araabic but i hate all accents they sound stupid the worst is indians wen they work for customer service