Supposedly, the reason for the name was that in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries the people of Edinburgh thought of themselves as the new Athenians of the world , and viewed the rural Aberdonians as the equivalent of the reputedly uncivilised and brutal Spartans. If you want to find out why Edinburgh thought of itself as the new centre of civilisation come on our Free Tours , every day starting on The Royal Mile.
Scots is a language closely linked to English but, while it is mostly intelligible to English speakers, it is distinct enough to have whole dictionaries devoted to it. Here are 14 of our favourites scots words. Shoogly Pronounced shoo-glee A word that just means wobbly, but sounds much better. Bonnie Pronounced bon-ee Pretty or beautiful. Bairn Pronounced bay-ern Child.
Eejit Pronounced exactly how it looks An idiot, a twit. Find many more curiosities and anecdotes about Edinburgh in our tours around the city. Free Ghost Tour City Explorers. Related Posts Old Town Neighbourhoods. Now before I explain how to pronounce Edinburgh like a local, I must point out how to spell it correctly. We have seen all of the following versions in emails and this is not made up…. This would be a very bad mistake. A Scot will typically only wear a kilt for weddings, fancy dinners, award ceremonies e.
Based on the reply, you can have a fair guess at what lies beneath. Do you follow me? No… well let me give you an example. Now we understand that North Americans use this word quite innocently to describe their derrieres. However, I will try to illustrate with a colloquialism that you may hear on the west coast and specifically around the Glasgow area.
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