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For anyone visiting Scotland..
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MarionfromScotland | Report | 6 Feb 2007 17:02 |
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LOL |
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MarionfromScotland | Report | 6 Feb 2007 17:04 |
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A useful guide to the pronunciation of Scottish place names Leuchars - Loo-cars. Edinburgh - Edin-burr-ah. Kirkcaldy - Kirk-cawdie. Culross - Coo-ross. Milngavie - Mill-guy. Dounreay - Doom-ray-radio- active-run-fast. Kingussie - King-ewe-sea. Gullane - Gillin if you're posh, Gullan if you're not. Peebles - Pea-bills. Dumfries - Dumb-freeze. |
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MarionfromScotland | Report | 6 Feb 2007 17:08 |
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Food Scotch broth - barley and vegetable soup. Cullen Skink - cream of smoked haddock soup. Cock-a-leekie - leek and chicken soup served with prunes. Bannocks - oatcakes. Scotch Eggs - boiled eggs surrounded in sausage meat and deep fried in bread crumbs. Bridie - minced steak and onion pie. Clootie Dumpling - a sweet dumpling made with currants, sultanas, cinnamon, brown sugar, syrup and ginger. Cranachan - a mixture of whipped cream and oatmeal. Arbroath Smokie - smoked herring. Dundee Cake - heavy dark fruit cake. Scottish words Cuddie - horse. Puddock - frog. Bubbly Jock - turkey. Tattie Bogle - scarecrow. Dyke - wall. Breeks - trousers. Minging - rather smelly. Puggie - gambling machine. Spirtle - porridge stirrer. Baffies - slippers |
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Clare | Report | 6 Feb 2007 17:16 |
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Marion My grandmother made my dad a Clootie Dumpling at christmas (he had mentioned that he had'nt had one for years since my grandad had died) said it made his christmas eating it! |
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McAnne's Gahan-Crazy | Report | 6 Feb 2007 17:18 |
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Och - you forgot Knockando lolol Our Jilly had hysterics at me trying to pronounce them all |
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MarionfromScotland | Report | 6 Feb 2007 17:22 |
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http://www*scotweb*co*uk/underthekilt/language*html replace * with . Marion |
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MaggyfromWestYorkshire | Report | 6 Feb 2007 18:29 |
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Thanks Marion, didn't realise I had to learn a foriegn language! Do I need to take my passport too?? |
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MarionfromScotland | Report | 6 Feb 2007 18:57 |
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Did you see the wild haggis on the site anyone?? |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 6 Feb 2007 19:02 |
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Some years ago I was on business in Glasgow and the city hotels were full for some reason so we were put up at a place in Milngavie Imagine the fun we had trying to tell the taxi driver our destination....! My recollection, though, was that the pronunciation was more like Mul...guy? |
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MarionfromScotland | Report | 6 Feb 2007 19:08 |
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Peter if you look at the first post you will see Mull-guy there lol |
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Nolls from Harrogate | Report | 6 Feb 2007 20:43 |
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Hi Marion you forgot Menzies -- say Ming us Dalziel -- say Dee el Kilconquhar -- say Kinn-u-char and don't worry if you look a bit peely wally after all Marions told you a wee drap of the whisky will soon sort you out Norah |
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Researching: |
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KEITH H | Report | 6 Feb 2007 20:58 |
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see you jimmy |
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MarionfromScotland | Report | 7 Feb 2007 00:06 |
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Menzies/Ming us... I think that depends on where in Scotland you are. Marion |
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