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Thread #151783 Message #3547963
Posted By: GUEST,Allan Conn
11-Aug-13 - 03:58 PM
Thread Name: Singing in Different Accents/Dialects
Subject: RE: Singing in Different Accents/Dialects
"But I see no sense in singing "toon" instead of "town""
Mind you speak as if the pronounciation 'toon' (more usually spelled toun in Scots) is only used in Scotland. It is quite common in northern England too.
Anyway I don't know I find that is one of words people do pick up quite quickly. Here in the Borders well say we're going "doun the toun" and incomers quickly pick that up. Even non-english speakers. I have a Norwegian friend once who was quickly saying things like "see ye doun the toun at half seiven" in his funny accent.
Aother word many English incomers seem to pick up quickly is 'ken' for know. There are many more