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Originally Posted by 24Shepherd24
Although my family considers itself to be Irish because we are Catholics and that's where our immigrants from the old country came from, our family name is clearly Scotch, and it's not difficult to trace that name back to the very town in Scotland where it originated.
Having said that, when I hear a Scotsman speak English this is what I hear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi-JlvBCl3A
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Golf. A waste of a good walk…
Oh dear god, I love that one...
Yep, we do really get kind of “typecast”, don’t we…
Simpsons willie - damn Scots!
The Many Accents Of Sean Connery
“Many accents”, yeah, right. He has “one”, and that is a gentle “Edinburgh” accent…
< Sigh. Now everyone thinks that Russian Submarine Commanders have bad Scots accents
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People keep telling me that they think that I sound very like him, but to be honest, not really. My accent is from the same area, but I sound a bit more like Sam Heughan, in that my accent sounds more “South Western”, than “Lowland”...
Outlander | Speak Outlander Lesson 1: Sassenach
Outlander stars teach you how to speak scottish english and gaelic *PART 2*
Outlander | The Many Scottish Accents | STARZ
She is really pretty darn good…
Outlander's Sam Heughan Isn't Scottish Enough for Fans | Vanity Fair
How To Speak With A Scottish Accent
Gerard Butler Teaches You Scottish Slang | Vanity Fair
<Get me a Bag for my head, please
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SCOTTISH ACCENT - EDINBURGH Vs GLASGOW
Best Scottish Accent Ever! Kevin Patterson with Tweedswood
The Scots Language (or Dialect?!)
Scottish Gaelic: Explained
I just can’t do the “Gaelic” thing, at all. Tried it, “epic fail”…
That’s me trying to communicate with a native Gaelic speaker…
<Sigh
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Do miss Scotland, sometimes, I must admit…
Beautiful, tiny little country, full of friendly, talented, very funny people…