Aye. <g> On the islands the English tends to come with a lovely and highly
intelligible lilt. Around Glasgow, abandon all hope! <g> Some of the car
hire folks we've dealt with there were lovely and charming and pretty much
unintelligible.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 11:44 AM, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I can imagine, Bob, although some parts of Scotland have speech that is
> more intelligible than other parts.
>
> Chris
>
> > On 1 Aug 2015, at 15:13, Bob Whitmire <fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I was at Outward Bound in Maine in 1966 with a kid born and raised in
> > Scotland until age 11, whereupon he and his family moved to Charlestown,
> > MA. The lad was what I call less than intelligible, especially when
> > excited. <g>
>
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