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January 19, 2015
by gpointon
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Baristas again

Here baristas were mentioned in some of the comments. I’m reading “The Falls” by Ian Rankin at the moment, and have come across this: ‘Not often I see you smiling,’ his barista said as she made him a double latte. … Continue reading →

Categories: Language | Tags: edinburgh, pronunciation, scottish | Permalink

August 3, 2012
by Graham
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IPA versus Respelling

Dictionaries which try to show the pronunciation of words can basically use one of two methods: either they can use a respelling system (this was the only possibility for dictionaries compiled up to the middle of the 19th century), or … Continue reading →

Categories: Language | Tags: dialect, english, pronunciation, scottish | Permalink

April 13, 2010
by Graham
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Waverley

The main railway station in Edinburgh is named after the first of Walter Scott’s novels, which he published anonymously. The pronunciation known to everyone and contradicted nowhere is /ˈweɪvərli/, but is this really what Scott intended? There are certain characters … Continue reading →

Categories: Language, Names | Tags: edinburgh, pronunciation, scottish | Permalink

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