I P Knightley Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 28/01/2022 at 20:11, joondalupjambo said: Kilconquhar Kin-nukker, just sayin. Locals eh, what can you do with them. Ainster?? Why bother with all the letters in they order they're written in if you're not going to pronounce them properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slog Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 7 hours ago, FWJ said: A guy I know in Bathgate was asked for directions to ‘you-fil’. Turns out the woman was going to Uphall. I grew up in Uphall, and never heard it described other than UP - Hall. But you are quite right, people from B gate call it yoofil or something. They also call onions iyings or something similarly unpronounceable. I blame all the knocks they received as teenagers when every other village in the region went to the steelyard on a Saturday night to show them who was boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joondalupjambo Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 7 hours ago, I P Knightley said: Ainster?? Why bother with all the letters in they order they're written in if you're not going to pronounce them properly? St Minan's 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonfiveone Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 How about Piltin, Grantin and Roystin, as pronounced by those of us who lived there during my school years, compared to the correct Pilton, Granton and Royston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Wonfiveone said: How about Piltin, Grantin and Roystin, as pronounced by those of us who lived there during my school years, compared to the correct Pilton, Granton and Royston. Piltin and Grantin have an H in the middle Roystin uniquely has a T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonfiveone Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 47 minutes ago, Tazio said: Piltin and Grantin have an H in the middle Roystin uniquely has a T. Interesting you should say that, as when I lived in West Pilton and went to Craigmuir & Ainslie Park schools in the sixties I cannot remember anyone saying anything other than Pilton and Grantin. May be it is a generational or locational thing to my part of that area. I still refer to West Pilton as Piltin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, Wonfiveone said: Interesting you should say that, as when I lived in West Pilton and went to Craigmuir & Ainslie Park schools in the sixties I cannot remember anyone saying anything other than Pilton and Grantin. May be it is a generational or locational thing to my part of that area. I still refer to West Pilton as Piltin. I was brought up in Granton and pronouncing the T correctly still sounds posh to me. Not sure about generational as I’m in my 50’s so it’s not a recent thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Grantin, Gran-tin, Gran-ton I say it the first way - soft T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonfiveone Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Tazio said: I was brought up in Granton and pronouncing the T correctly still sounds posh to me. Not sure about generational as I’m in my 50’s so it’s not a recent thing. Must be a West Pilton thing from the sixties then. We used to get corrected all the time by our teacher at primary school for not speaking properly including mispronouncing where we lived. I am by late sixties now so maybe it is just my memory failing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Tazio said: Piltin and Grantin have an H in the middle Roystin uniquely has a T. Just got me saying them out loud to test it. Spot on though. Also Muirhouse. Can't say I've actually heard anyone pronounce it the way it really is. Always 'Moorhoose'. I've got a mate from down South who even says it so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joondalupjambo Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Largay as in Lower Largo, Upper Largo and the wider Largo area. Largay I ask you😄 Edited January 30, 2022 by joondalupjambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, joondalupjambo said: Largay as in Lower Largo, Upper Largo and the wider Largo area. Largay I ask you😄 Sounds a bit like Rathi (edit: and Balerni) I belong East Cauther, up the road from us was Kirknitten. Edited January 30, 2022 by Tommy Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joondalupjambo Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Tommy Brown said: Sounds a bit like Rathi (edit: and Balerni) I belong East Cauther, up the road from us was Kirknitten. I wonder if these were the original names and some posh English teacher came along, studied maps and thought I need to sort this😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Nitten and Gorebrig. Ermadale. There's a lot of older folk out my way (Lithgae area 😉 ) who refer to the river Avon and streets named after it as "Ah-von". Weird. I seem to recall some posh folk refer to "Gillen" instead of Gullane - as if it was uncouth to pronounce a "uh" In Edinburgh. some folk refer to Stockbridge as "Stock-a-ree". Weird. In Aberdeenshire, I've heard Stonehaven referred to as "Staney" Then there's the town of Strathaven in Lanarkshire, which is pronounce "Stray-ven". Strange that the name of the town has "aven" in it, but the river that runs beside it is the Lanarkshire "Avon" (tributary of the Clyde). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar the Horrible Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Athelstaneford in East Lothian I was told was pronounced as Ailston Also I pronounce East Lothian as east...Lothe..ean, But Midlothian as Midlo-Thian in the same way as Postof-is or post-office I do annoy people with Kirr-cud-bright and Ramsbottom as turps-arse Oh and its Came-lynn for Camelon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, Hagar the Horrible said: Athelstaneford in East Lothian I was told was pronounced as Ailston Also I pronounce East Lothian as east...Lothe..ean, But Midlothian as Midlo-Thian in the same way as Postof-is or post-office I do annoy people with Kirr-cud-bright and Ramsbottom as turps-arse Oh and its Came-lynn for Camelon This hurts my head even saying it to myself. Surely you're a minority of one of that?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar the Horrible Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Taffin said: This hurts my head even saying it to myself. Surely you're a minority of one of that?!? Naw I say it as oneword, with no mid-pause, but East and West Lothian i use them as seperate words, but i dont go Mid-Lo-thian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Hagar the Horrible said: Naw I say it as oneword, with no mid-pause, but East and West Lothian i use them as seperate words, but i dont go Mid-Lo-thian Gotcha, I actually say east Lothian almost the same as I say Midlothian. Almost like Eastlothian. West, I separate a bit more. I thought you were saying it like quickly compressed two syllable words; Midlo-thian 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Taffin said: Gotcha, I actually say east Lothian almost the same as I say Midlothian. Almost like Eastlothian. West, I separate a bit more. I thought you were saying it like quickly compressed two syllable words; Midlo-thian 😂 I say them as one word East, West and Midlothian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieboy Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Two places near me in Lanarkshire. Kilncadzow and Ravenstruther. Kilcaigie and Renstry 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 6 hours ago, cookieboy said: Two places near me in Lanarkshire. Kilncadzow and Ravenstruther. Kilcaigie and Renstry 🤣🤣 Still lament the passing of the pie shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Has anyone mentioned longstone yet. Me and my faither both call it long-stun Also Montague St EH8, pronounced Mon-taigey St Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieboy Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 17 minutes ago, FinnBarr Saunders said: Still lament the passing of the pie shop. oh yes 😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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