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    Quote Originally Posted by CJ57 View Post
    I would challenge everyone to be able to pronounce Auchtermuchty properly in that case
    Thought Scottish was supposte to be phonetic ...

    why isn't phonetic fonetic?

    Welcome soon to be known as Milton

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    Quote Originally Posted by metalsmith View Post
    Thought Scottish was supposte to be phonetic ...

    why isn't phonetic fonetic?

    Welcome soon to be known as Milton
    Who told you that, think they were pulling your leg The ch has its own indiosyncracy and you'd need to ask Peter about Milngavie. I'll let him explain that one!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CJ57 View Post
    Who told you that, think they were pulling your leg

    umm ... the 'good Doctor' - the guy I was supposed to be going to Scotland with ...

    un/luckily the forecast was typical so we deviated to the Lake district and got as much in as we could before the weather hit - oh and Skiddaw after ...

    I lived with a Jock for 3 years ... never did understand what he said so certainly never asked him to write it down - however it turns out I was right when I said he always talked out of his Erse

    taxi for metalsmith ...

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    Ah well never believe everything you are told especially in relation to Scotland

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