Damn you scots
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I had a teacher at the university who comes from Scotland. One day at a lecture for programming language course, he drifted off topic (as he often does :rolleyes:), and ended up comparing Swedish and Scottish. According to him, the Scottish language/dialect is partly influenced by nordic languages. Do you know if there is any truth in that? -- I am perpetual, I keep the country clean.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: According to him, the Scottish language/dialect is partly influenced by nordic languages. Do you know if there is any truth in that? Yes there is a lot of influence from other Northern European languages. I don't have a lot of specific details about the similarities but I do know a few connections: "Kirk" from the Dutch "Kerk" "Firth" from the Norwegian "Fjord" "Breeks"(sp?) from the Dutch "broek" "Snell" from the Dutch --Colin Mackay--
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Try reading the book - it is written in the same Scottish brogue (almost phonetic!). I have many Glaswegian friends (and hence am quite used to the accent) but I had to read it out loud in places otherwise the words made no sense! I haven't read the sequel, Porno, yet but it's on ma list...
Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: I have many Glaswegian friends (and hence am quite used to the accent) I think there would be a lot of Glaswegians and Edinburgers that would disagree. The Glasgow accent is quite different from the Edinburgh accent. --Colin Mackay--
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Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: I have many Glaswegian friends (and hence am quite used to the accent) I think there would be a lot of Glaswegians and Edinburgers that would disagree. The Glasgow accent is quite different from the Edinburgh accent. --Colin Mackay--
But Glaswegian is notoriously hard to understand - more so than an Edinburgh accent I think...
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But Glaswegian is notoriously hard to understand - more so than an Edinburgh accent I think...
Then the book should be easy for you to understand then. :-D Since Irvine Welsh is from Edinburgh, and the book is set in Edinburgh and, IIRC, no one from Glasgow features in it. --Colin Mackay--
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and your wicked accent. ;P I tried to watch Trainspotting the other day without subtitles - it's bloody impossible! Do you guys know of a secret set of vowels? Care to share with the rest of the world? ;) :-D -- I am perpetual, I keep the country clean.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: tried to watch Trainspotting the other day without subtitles - it's bloody impossible! Do you guys know of a secret set of vowels? Care to share with the rest of the world? Now I wuite a bit closer, in fact I parents live in Scotland, and I know what you mean. Nothing quite like a Glaswegian accent. Saying that in the UK quite a lot of call centers are based there as it can also be quite a freindly accent when they slow down, and stop saying "fuck, I dunna ken!".
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: tried to watch Trainspotting the other day without subtitles - it's bloody impossible! Do you guys know of a secret set of vowels? Care to share with the rest of the world? Now I wuite a bit closer, in fact I parents live in Scotland, and I know what you mean. Nothing quite like a Glaswegian accent. Saying that in the UK quite a lot of call centers are based there as it can also be quite a freindly accent when they slow down, and stop saying "fuck, I dunna ken!".
"Je pense, donc je mange." - Rene Descartes 1689 - Just before his mother put his tea on the table. Shameless Plug - Distributed Database Transactions in .NET using COM+
Giles wrote: wuite Pardon? Giles wrote: "f***, I dunna ken!". That's "f***, I don't know", right? If so, scottish definately has germanic influences. Sounds like ken derives from german (or maybe dutch) Kennen. -- I am perpetual, I keep the country clean.
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Giles wrote: wuite Pardon? Giles wrote: "f***, I dunna ken!". That's "f***, I don't know", right? If so, scottish definately has germanic influences. Sounds like ken derives from german (or maybe dutch) Kennen. -- I am perpetual, I keep the country clean.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Giles wrote: wuite Pardon? That was a "live" that went horribly wrong. I tried to say "Now I live a bit closer". Doh! Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: That's "f***, I don't know", right? If so, scottish definately has germanic influences. Sounds like ken derives from german (or maybe dutch) Kennen. It does mean that. Not bad, not bad at all. I thought you said you were having difficulty with Train Spotting? Not sure if the Celts have Germanic infuences. I suppose they may, but my money would be more on the Vikings, but then they got around quite a bit.
"Je pense, donc je mange." - Rene Descartes 1689 - Just before his mother put his tea on the table. Shameless Plug - Distributed Database Transactions in .NET using COM+
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KaЯl wrote: I can't believe some people present this movie as an incitement to drug use. They should watch Requiem For A Dream -- it'll cure their interest in drugs in a hurry.
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Indeed. :( I get this sick feeling when I watch movies like that. It's as if I can feel the portrayed pain. I just sit there and ask "Why? Why? Noooo, don't do it!" loud for myself. That's why I shouldn't watch these movies at the cinema. :) -- I am perpetual, I keep the country clean.
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Indeed. :( I get this sick feeling when I watch movies like that. It's as if I can feel the portrayed pain. I just sit there and ask "Why? Why? Noooo, don't do it!" loud for myself. That's why I shouldn't watch these movies at the cinema. :) -- I am perpetual, I keep the country clean.
Jörgen Sigvardsson "Why? Why? Noooo, don't do it!" That's how I feel watching these movies too, especially when they are so vivid. That's part of what makes them good movies.
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