Attention, Scottish retrobikers (pronunciation help needed)

[barry2017]

How do you pronounce "Ledaig", as in the whisky?

TIA

 

[silverclaws]

I believe liberal consumption of the stuff helps with the pronunciation.


Hey, I wonder if that is where the Scottish accent came from ; liberal quantities of alcohol ?

 

[unkleGsif]

:shock: Think you just lost the support of the MacRetro boys there dude


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[highlandsflyer]

I believe liberal consumption of the stuff helps with the pronunciation.


Hey, I wonder if that is where the Scottish accent came from ; liberal quantities of alcohol ?

I did not realise we only have the one accent.

 

[silverclaws]

:shock: Think you just lost the support of the MacRetro boys there dude


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Perhaps you misunderstand me, it is a logical thought based upon my own experience in that I can understand people better when I am drunk, I can also pronounce and imitate some of the most difficult dialects when the lubrication is being used heavily.

When I drink my accent breaks up into it's most dominant intonation and people actually think I come from Ireland, when I have never been to the place.

Although communication is oft a problem for me, I am fascinated with language.

 

[1duck]

No, you just think you do. The same way that you suddenly think you can dance or that you can take on the doorman.

 

[dyna-ti]

Lead-aa-g
Lead as in the metal or led as in to be led along the garden path

Of course i could have it totally wrong.

Best ask for it in the above term and if you get funny looks then spell it for them.They'll give you the proper pronunciation.

 

[silverclaws]

No, you just think you do. The same way that you suddenly think you can dance or that you can take on the doorman.

Oh but I can dance, rather well in fact as so I am told as to taking on doormen, I rarely partake of places that require door men and like as not would not be let in anyhows.

 

[Tazio]

Led-chig. Or Led-shig. It can be hard to explain some sounds to non Scots.

The SH is a relatively long sound, if it was German it would probably be spelt Ledschig.

 

[suburbanreuben]

And what does it mean?