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Post by **AndrewP** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:43 pm

AndrewP wrote:Oh and just for clarification....do you ever say Burgh as berg?? or can I count on it always as burra????
In Scotland, always burra (unless anyone can come up with an exception)

One not to confuse you is one beginning Burgh - Burghead
Burg-head (Burg as in burger, head to rhyme with bread) - or at least that's how I pronounce it - Heather (Angel) should be able to confirm as it is in her locality.

All the best,

AndrewP

MargaretS · Post by **MargaretS** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:11 pm

David

Yes I remember Dr McLean (I think). Did he have a daughter with red hair called Alison?

maggie · Post by **maggie** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:24 am

Hello Jean &everyone
i'm really enjoying this post
it's an EDUCATION

even if my pronunciation of the ancestral area is pouncey

(mill-in-gavie)
regards maggie

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:03 am

Oh and just for clarification....do you ever say Burgh as berg?? or can I count on it always as burra????
In Scotland, always burra (unless anyone can come up with an exception)

Ah yes! In Fife, we say it as EDIN BRUH.

Dave

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:13 am

MargaretS wrote:David

Yes I remember Dr McLean (I think). Did he have a daughter with red hair called Alison?

Margaret

That's the one, and Alison had a wee sister Barbara............

We'll have to start a separate thread about what they did, or rather didn't do, to Ballochmyle House.

David

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:23 am

maggie wrote:Hello Jean &everyone
i'm really enjoying this post
it's an EDUCATION
even if my pronunciation of the ancestral area is pouncey (mill-in-gavie)
regards maggie

Ah widnae cry it pouncey, jist pan loaf! (See http://www.rampantscotland.com/parliamo ... o_food.htm for those unfamiliar with the term

)

David

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Russell · Post by **Russell** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:55 am

Hi David

Or as some would have it

"Aw fur coats and nae drawers!"
And still on a food theme I wonder if the East coasters still buy a 'half loaf' which a West coaster would see as a whole loaf???

This is just in case Jean has to go for the 'messages'

Russell

MargaretS · Post by **MargaretS** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:17 pm

David

It is tragic what was done to Ballochmyle House. Anyone want to try to pronounce that? The penny just dropped about the towels. I got married two years after the mill closed so I never got any tartan towels

mallog · Post by **mallog** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:20 pm

Russell
You're away again

Course Jean will not need to go the messages because if she visits the East Coast she will be expected to "have had her tea"
Mallog

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:24 pm

Haw Russell.....Ah'm no jist a pretty face aroond here

Ah've learnt whit "the messages" is aw aboot......but ah hope ah dinnae need to go for them up oan mah holiday

It's good that we're coming around to the food topic though as I will have to eat! My list is growing everyday so I"ll have to be slimmed down before I get over there so I don't grow as big as the list............

Fish Supper from the chippie
Hauf Loaf
Jeely Piece
Mince and tatties
Haggis and neeps
How mah daein?
Scotch pie
Pokey hat

Whit else???

Best wishes
Jean

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