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Mummy_of_Peanut
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11 Oct 2013, 3:59 am

LogicalMolly wrote:
a Glaswegian would probably pronounce it:

"Beh-[insert gutteral throat noise here]-er."
Yes, this is true. I will usually say 'beh-er', but this is one thing I definitely change when I'm speaking to someone not from here, so I will say 'be-tt-er', when I'm away on holiday, etc. But, many peope from here wouldn't think to change the way they speak, when talking to someone who doesn't speak like that. My Mum, for instance, has no clue that people can't understand her, because she's missing out letters.


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11 Oct 2013, 11:52 am

Mummy_of_Peanut wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
do you roll your Rs?
Not to the extent that an Italian would or people from the highlands and islands, but it's usually well sounded. If you watch The Late Late Show, I don't sound too different from Craig Ferguson. He's got the odd American sounding word, but his accent appears to be relatively unchanged since he the days when he was on TV here.

my fave accent :thumleft: