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by yoker brian » Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:42 pm
Been working in Edinburgh the past 3 months and I'm told I live in Glasgae and that I'm a Weegie c**t (which I'm assured is a term of endearment)
Oh and Polmadie is pronounced Polmaddy apparently .
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by RapidAssistant » Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:18 am
This has actually got me thinking of other town-native pronunciations; some examples come to mind:
Blantyre - 'BLANTARR'
Wishaw - 'WISHEY'
Can anyone think of any others?
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by robertpool » Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:15 am
Milngavie - Millguy
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by robertpool » Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:15 am
Milngavie - Millguy
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by yoker brian » Wed Aug 06, 2014 4:34 pm
Being a weegie I would say Athelstaneford as it is written, although my colleague who was born & raised there pronounces it Elshinthurd, but he's just an Edinburgh radge ye ken eh?
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by yoker brian » Wed Aug 06, 2014 4:37 pm
Gilshochill - Gil-shie-hill
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by banjo » Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:44 pm
baurheid,barrhead.
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by sandabound » Wed Aug 06, 2014 9:12 pm
Gullane - Gullin
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by Josef » Thu Aug 07, 2014 1:35 pm
The one that surprised me - being a regular Inverness commuter - was Kingussie. Kin you see.
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by banjo » Fri Aug 08, 2014 11:29 am
i recall a cartoon character called king gussie back in the day.beano or dandy possibly.
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by pingu » Fri Aug 08, 2014 12:01 pm
is glaSgow not the Gaelic pronunciation?
most people i know say it with a Z
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by Lawman » Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:54 pm
Wishy = Wishaw
Mullguy = Milngavie
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by Vinny the Mackem » Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:18 am
Definitely Glazgow or Glezga. I can understand that through other regional dialects "GlaSgow" comes through, but "Glezgie" is just a mickey take that no one I know that comes from the city has said, ever!
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by MadTom » Wed Aug 20, 2014 4:10 pm
I didn't think anyone used an S ...
LIke 'Glass-go' !?
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by War Baby » Sun Aug 24, 2014 6:43 am
I have heard Americans say GLASS - COW with a slight pause in the middle. And they also say EDIN - BORROW.
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