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Duke of Argyll being the Chief of Clan Campbell actually more relatable to Irish Gaelic (before it was Anglicanised really) means essentially Crooked Mouth of which is whos tartan the Black Watch use ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--U5jOkkyaTI.html
Hmm. I have to wonder whether Americans also have difficulty hearing certain sounds as well as pronouncing them. For example, in this video you listen to the speaker saying "East Lothian", and to me the i is very strongly pronounced - East Loathe Ian. A very strong ee sound in the middle (which is the i sound). But then you immediately state that you heard "East loth an" as though you didn't hear the i at all, and say that maybe it was there just a little bit. I literally cannot imagine a more pronounced ee sound, so are you hearing what I'm hearing?
Oh wow! You're right! I'm sure that growing up hearing different accents influences what we hear. Would be very interesting to do a video about this :D
I agree! As a Scottish accented person, I heard the words very differently too. Scottish vowels in particular are different - a lot of people can't hear the difference between words like tick and tech in my accent when to me they sound really different and no Scottish person would be confused about which I'd said.
“Americans “ is a very general term. I don’t know where Eric and Grace hail from but I am from Northern New England (Maine actually) and my parents are from New Hampshire. Our accent and pronunciation is very different. I had no trouble with any of these county names. 🙂
You'll never feel like mentioning Stonehenge again once you've seen Skara Brae, Ravens. It was covered with sand for centuries and only rediscovered after a big storm blew all that away (so save it for a summer visit).
You had a pretty easy time of it there - it’s when you try getting your mouths around Scottish placenames that things get interesting. Kirkcudbright, Auchermuchty and Milngavie might all be designed to trip up the unwary ...
This has really made me realise (a Brit) how “shire” is pronounced differently all over the British Isles, even within countries. I’m from Lincolnshire, where it’s definitely “shur”.
From North East England I'd say shire like "sha" (with a short "a" sound). Like you said, it is interesting how there is so many ways of saying the same word all over Britain
The ironic thing is unlike English Welsh pronunciations follow the same consistent rules so once you learn how it our alphabet works you can figure out pretty much any Welsh place name just by spelling it out phonetically
The "pirate actor" comes Robert Newton who played Long John Silver with his native west country accent and that got attached to pirates. But pirates would have spoken with a wide variety of accents
@@WanderingRavens Bristol and Plymouth were two of the busiest ports in the world during the golden age of piracy, so it's no wonder a lot of pirates (and more honest sailors) spoke with Westcountry accents. But Bartholomew Roberts was definitely Welsh, so the "wide variety of accents" holds true as well.
As someone from Orkney, I recommend you definitely visit. It is a beautiful group of islands, and definitely take some time visiting the islands other than just the mainland. Some of the best ones are Hoy, Westray, Rousay (my home island), and Sanday
Oh also, insider information for you guys when you visit. Either call it 'The Orkney Islands/Isles' or just 'Orkney' don't call it the Orkneys. No body likes that. Also, when you are there you are 'in Orkney' not 'on Orkney'. Just a few tips to not annoy the locals
I really like the way you two approach this. You seem genuinely interested in learning. I've watched Americans do similar place pronunciations (I am also American) and they tend to laugh and mock place names that are different than their own (including other places in America). I much prefer your style.
Shire is also where you get the word sheriff from, “shire” means county and refa meaning reeve which is an overseer of a town or administrative officer 👮♀️ 👮♂️
I think that you should get 4 haggises out of 5! A very famous trap for visitors to Scotland is Kirkcudbright, pronounced kur-KOO-bree. Also, I was caught out in Fife when I saw Burntisland on a road sign. I thought it might be burntiss-land but it turned out to be burnt island!
If you want to do a road trip around Scotland I recommend the north coast 500 One of the best roads on the planet. 500 miles of twisties through some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. If you want to visit and island I would recommend Mull to visit Tobermory the most beautiful town in Scotland and the isle of harris for the most beautiful scenery and beaches in the UK. I'm from North Lanarkshire and you were right out it probably being an industrial area. Alot of steel manufacturing, anti social behaviour and not much else
@@WanderingRavens also a good "route", well not route but a good adventure is to go from Land's End to John O Goats. I did it by walking every day and night ( when I was a bit younger!) and sleeping in any Inn (hotel or B&B really) I could find. It rather fascinating. I did odd jobs to pay for it on the way up.
I did a tour many back. Went up the west side to Cape Wrath and to John O'Groats then back down the East Coast. I reckon the West coast is more spectacular but it is all worth a visit
There are a large number of islands, large and small, off the Scottish coast. The three main island groups are the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Orkneys and the Shetlands. The Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland is probably the most varied and includes well known places like Skye and Mull. It has beautiful white sand beaches, the third largest whirlpool in the world and hurricane force winds during the winter. The Orkneys off the north coast of Scotland has virtually no trees and a lot of pre-historic sites you can visit. The Shetlands is even further north and is half way to Norway. There is a lot of viking influence here and it also has few trees.
Moray is pronounced “Murray”, although recently even Scottish folk seem to be changing. Dean Martin will keep you right... When you stand in the sea And an eel bites your knee That’s a Moray...
There are towns and places in Scotland I would love to hear you guys pronounce too. Auchtermuchty, Ballachulish, Kirkaldy, Kirkcudbright, Glenrothes and Milngavie would be a few but there are so many great names to choose from.
Your actually bang on, North Lanarkshire was very heavily industrialised some of the biggest coal and steel works were in North Lanarkshire, pretty much everyone was shut down at the turn of the millennia so most of the old sites are now housing estates.
Most of the West Country counties talk like Pirates, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire and to a lesser extent, Worcestershire and Wiltshire, Airedale Terriers are named after Airedale in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, not Ayre in Scotland.
Hi there, love yer channel., as A Scot, I would like to say weel done, tae both of ye, and canny wait for aner yin. (translation. Well done to both of, and I cannot wait for another one) awfy guid(awfully good)
As a kid in the 70’s, lived in Morayshire near both Elgin (L-Gin, gin pronounced like in word begin rather than gin drink) and Forres (like Forest but forr-ez)
"Recently, Kirkcaldy. The town's pride took a bit of a knock recently when they found out the people of Ethiopia were holding a rock concert for them."
Airedales actually come from my homeland: West Yorkshire. They are named after the river Aire that flows through Leeds and is one of the Dales for which Yorkshire is famous.
Shaun is one of my favourite RU-vidrs. However he has an Edinburgh accent and pronounces 'Shire' with an elongate 'i' so more 'shy-re'. Whereas on the West Coast we would clip the 'i' so closer to 'shir(e)'.
Funnily enough, I wondered if he was from Edinburgh. But I pronunciate a lot of words differently from Shaun. His Edinburgh accent is a lot more gentrified and educated than mine.
The midges the midges the blood suckin midges, the midges are really the limit! They got teeth like piranas, they drive you bananas... And don't let them under yer semmit...!
fun fact: The Orkney islands have the worlds shortest commercial flight between Westray and Papa Westray at only 57 seconds and costs £36 ($44.87) to do so.
The main reason for that is because Robert Newton chose to play Long John Silver in the 1950 "Treasure Island" movie with a West Country accent, and it kind of stuck.
Thought I would share a post I received as think It will make everyone feel happy What it's like to be British 🇬🇧 😂 • Worrying you’ve accidentally packed 3 kilos of cocaine and a dead goat as you stroll through “Nothing to declare” • Being unable to stand and leave without first saying “right” • Not hearing someone for the third time, so just laughing and hoping for the best • Saying “anywhere here’s fine” when the taxi’s directly outside your front door • Being sure to start touching your bag 15 minutes before your station, so the person in the aisle seat is fully prepared for your exit • Repeatedly pressing the door button on the train before it’s illuminated, to assure your fellow commuters you have the situation in hand • The horror of someone you only half know saying: “Oh I’m getting that train too” • “Sorry, is anyone sitting here?” - Translation: Unless this is a person who looks remarkably like a bag, I suggest you move it • Loudly tapping your fingers at the cashpoint, to assure the queue that you’ve asked for money and the wait is out of your hands • Looking away so violently as someone nearby enters their PIN that you accidentally dislocate your neck • Waiting for permission to leave after paying for something with the exact change • Saying hello to a friend in the supermarket, then creeping around like a burglar to avoid seeing them again • Overtaking someone on foot and having to keep up the uncomfortably fast pace until safely over the horizon • Deeming it necessary to do a little jog over zebra crossings, while throwing in an apologetic mini wave • Punishing people who don’t say thank you by saying “you’re welcome” as quietly as possible • The overwhelming sorrow of finding a cup of tea you forgot about • Turning down a cup of tea for no reason and instantly knowing you’ve made a terrible, terrible mistake • Suddenly remembering your tea and necking it like a massive, lukewarm shot • Realising you’ve got about fifty grand’s worth of plastic bags under your kitchen sink • Indicating that you want the last roast potato by trying to force everyone else to take it • “I’m off to bed” - Translation: “I’m off to stare at my phone in another part of the house” • Running out of ways to say thanks when a succession of doors are held for you, having already deployed ‘cheers’, ‘ta’ and ‘nice one’ • Changing from ‘kind regards’ to just ‘regards’, to indicate that you’re rapidly reaching the end of your tether • Staring at your phone in silent horror until the unknown number stops ringing • Hearing a recording of your own voice and deciding it’s perhaps best never to speak again
FYI, Airedale Terriers come from an area of Yorkshire. Many areas of Yorkshire have names ending with -dale (meaning valley), Wensleydale is famous for cheese etc. Scottish pronunciation of English is very different to ours because up until recent times (300 years?) they spoke Gaelic, as some still do up in the Highlands and Islands. Keep up the fun videos...................................................the ancient Englishman.
Those aren’t counties. They’re local authorities ran by different councils. For example the city of glasgow as it’s own council but comes under the county of lanarkshire along with north Lanarkshire and south Lanarkshire.
Fun video! These are the Scottish "Counties" since local government reorganisations from the 1970's to date. The "traditional" Scottish Counties, which had been around for centuries would have had you a bit more baffled, I think! Kirkcudbrightshire for example, or Zetland! (At that time, the East- or North- etc would also not usually have been present). Also, some over time changed their names - such as Forfarshire which became Angus, or Haddingtonshire which became East Lothian. (Lothian was unusual in this respect - there were 3 Lothians - East- West- and Mid-Lothian - all of which had older names: Haddingtonshire, Linlithgowshire and Edinburghshire!!!). I would also say that your Scots speaker had a very unusual (for Scotland) accent, when pronouncing Moray. (Which used to be Elginshire). Most people I know up there would pronounce it Murry!! Some others which are now gone included Berwickshire, Kincardineshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire and Wigtownshire. Try saying those!
Aye, these are the council areas created by the Local Govt Act 1994 (enacted two years later), which are mish-mash of the traditional counties and 1974-1996 regions. That legislation didn't name them "counties"; so they are counties de facto, encyclopaedia and gazetteers consider them as the geographical subdivisions of Scotland The pre-1974 counties still exist for lieutenancy and land registration
Can't beat a road trip from Glasgow up to the Isle Of Skye! Then Skye is also very good to get around by car to see The fairy Pools, Kilt Rock or the Storr....ect
I am Scottish but lived for some time in the deep South of the USA. The American English accent is much closer to the Scottish English accent than English English having the same vowel sounds and the rolling R.
Hehe. This was great fun seeing the attempts. As a Scottish las growing up in Paisley I get a daily dose of many different accents. On top of that, my accent tends to confuse people that I’m not from Scotland at all! (I am so it’s something that really annoys me) my accent is Scottish (possibility with a hint of North Irish and Northern English) but I have something that’s apparently more common for Australians (as I’m told by my parents) where I often end a sentence in a higher tone of voice, instead of a lower one like most people. I most commonly hear the more diluted version of our accent where, we do still pronounce things the same way, it’s just not as strong though I do still hear a fair amount of the more Glaswegian (Glasgow) accent around the place.
Many Scots I know - having lived there for a few years in recent past - do say the SHIRE in full, while English people don't. Yet you will notice he didn't say it out in full on Ayrshire but did on Aberdeenshire, Clackmannanshire, etc. This is quite common. Not to say SHIRE in full where there are only two syllables. Moray - he said it correctly based on where he lives in Scotland, but most people from the Moray area and elsewhere in the Highlands say it as per the surname Murray.
If you want to visit a Scottish Island and if time is limited then The Isle of Arran the place to visit.The Isle of Arran is known as Scotland in miniature. It is beautiful and it also has small Buddhist island about one mile offshore known as the Holy Isle but don't get it mixed up with other holy islands. If checking it out on Google type isle of Arran and the Holy Isle in the search engine. ps Don't get confused between the Isle of Arran in Scotland and the Aran islands in Ireland
I'm from the US, but on my dad's side, and to a lesser extent, my mom's side, i'm about 18% Scottish. I actually didn't keep count, so I won't say I got it 100% correct, but I'm pretty confident I was ~95% correct. On my dad's side, his great grandmother was from East Lothian with other relatives in the other parts of "The Lothian's". So basically the greater Edinburgh area.
The Airedale terrier does not originate from Ayrshire but from the aire valley in Yorkshire. Due to the Pennines running down the centre of the country all of Yorkshire have many rivers. The valleys in which these run are named after the river that runs through them e.g. The river Aire runs through Airedale, the river Wharfe runs through Wharfedale. However there is one exception to this. Due to the unappealing name of the river Ure this valley is known as Wensleydale! This is where the cheese we'll known from Wallace and grim it is from. Within the town of Hawes is Wensleydale there is a large cheese factory and museum that not only shows you how their famous cheese is made but also has a lot of Wallace and Gromit memorabilia. It is thanks to Wallace and Gromit that the Wensleydale cheese is still made as before it came to fame the cheese making in the area was nearly wiped out due to the commercialisation of cheese production.
I live in West Lothian, and it is interesting to hear you try to pronounce "Lothian" The Lothian region actually contains four regions, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian and City Of Edinburgh.
That was way too easy! Try some of these Scottish place names. Balahoulish, Kirkintilloch, Echalfechan, Auchtermuchty, Erbuisaig, Stranraer, Lochgoilhead, Ardnamurchan, Ae, Avoch, Inverrary. They will do for starters. PS Tourists that take the time and effort to pronounce "Loch" properly are much appreciated. Enjoying your content, helped pass the time during the lockdown.
I'm not a tourist but I'm part Scot (but born in England so have an English accent. Yes. I know there is more than one). I can say "loch" (Google thinks it's pronounced "lock" for your curiosity if you're interested) but when I say "Loch Lomond", "Loch Tay" etc, I have to think about it
You missed Tayside formerly was called Angus .the isle of Skye (sky) you can drive there ,.or Orkney and Shetland you need a ferry. Visit the oldest civilization in the UK .
If your doin a road trip, don't know if it's been suggested but the NC500 is a great way too see the highlands, north, east and west coast and if done anticlockwise you can continue down the west coast to get a ferry to ireland.
Would love it if you would bring back your “reacting to your comments” section at the end of videos - it’s the reason I started watching your channel and it’s a shame it was only on a few videos - still enjoy your videos though regardless :)
North lanarkshire.... um.... yeah its half and half lots of trees but just as much built up. Used to have a theme bark strathclyde m@ds but since closed. strathclyde loch is a nice place to go a walk .
There is no oddity about American English having some of the same emphases as Scot's English. The number of American surnames over 200 years old is a significant part of the total. Early immigrants came from Scotland, but from the Scots who were forcibly moved to northern Ireland, designated Scotch-Irish in the US and Scots-Irish in the UK(Scots themselves do not like to be called Scotch and you may offend by calling them Scotch, but the American usage is more than 200 years old and apparently did not offend over here in that time, for whatever reasons).
As a Scot I can let you you know that depending where you are from you pronounce some of these differently. I’m from South Ayrshire and especially when pronouncing ‘East Dumbartonshire’ I don’t pronounce the t. X
Airedales come from Airedale is in North Yorkshire, not Ayr in Scotland. Airedale is beautiful and well worth a visit. Watch Josh and Ashley from The Way Away visiting Malham Cove for an idea of what it's like.
Person from Perth and Kinross here! You did good job with the pronunciations! Although it drives me insane when Perth isn’t pronounced properly it isn’t pronounced Pirth, it’s a bit like the word per and then add the emphasis on the th. Very similar to how you would say “earth” but With the “Per” in front to get Perth. Great video though! :)
It's strange for such a small place ( Britain ) speaking English, that there's such a language difference due to accents especially further North you go (me from the South)😁👍
Is Northern Ireland next? Would be interesting and would finish the "series". Was wondering if you would like to do a video of labelling British cities on a blank UK map! Just an idea for you to consider. I really enjoy this series!
The Orkneys are fantastic. Also, aruably the epicentre of neolithic culture in the British Isles. A must visit on your 'round Scotland trip. Perhaps not as visually stunning as the Western Isles, but they have an atmosphere all of their own. Not to miss are Maeshowe Chambered Cairn; Skara Brae (5,000 year old village); Ring of Brodgar and the Standing Stones of Stenness. But plenty of other sites. And the light up there is different, it feels softer somehow. Oh, and this time of year the daylight lasts so long, much longer than in England. Magical place. And the Orcadian accent is as much Scandinavian as it is Scottish.
Haha, North Lanarkshire is an industrial waste land ....I'm sure it had major heavy industries in the 1970's which were forced to closed. I'd Recommend the North Coast 500, you'd need to drive and I'd advise of doing it in summer time as you might get a day of sunshine. Islands - Orkney is a must. But dont stop there you can hop on a ferry for day trips to several I'm sure. I'm from the west coast and the "Shire" is more "shur" which is probably just us west coasters being lazy. Good Luck putting them on a map I was embarrassingly bad at it and I live here.
