AnneTheWriter3d ago

Some fun #ScottishSlang
"Lang may yer lum reek" - Literally means "long may your chimney smoke." It is a wish for long life and good health.

"He's got a face like a bulldog lickin' pish aff a thistle" - The person looks very unhappy or sour-faced.

"Away and bile yer heid" - Go away, you're talking nonsense.

"Mony a mickle maks a muckle" - Small savings add up. The Scottish version of "A penny saved is a penny earned."

"Skinny Malinky Longlegs" - Someone who is tall and skinny.

"Mad wea it" - To be extremely drunk, as in "He's intends to get mad wea it after the game."

"Gie it laldy" - To give something your all, as in "The Scottish team's gie it laldy."

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Jokes #Scotland #Scottish #Scotsman #Scots #Scotsmen #Scotland #TheTartanArmy #WorldCup #FIFAWorldCup #Accents #Dialects #ScottishAccent #Highlanders

AnneTheWriter3d ago

A Scotsman once told me, "In Scotland, we stop doing the accent when you guys aren't around."

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#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Jokes #Scotland #Scottish #Scotsman #Scots #Scotsmen #Scotland #TheTartanArmy #WorldCup #FIFAWorldCup #Accents #ScottishAccent #Paint #Tartans #Tartan #TartanArmy

Alliterative/Endless Knot3d ago

New podcast episode! We chatted with Valerie Fridland about accents, and her new book "Why We Talk Funny?".

https://www.alliterative.net/podcast/2026/06/15/2026/episode-125-accents-with-valerie-fridland

#linguistics #accents #podcast #educational

Episode 125: Accents, with Valerie Fridland — The Endless Knot

What does your accent say about you? (And yes, you DO have an accent!) Why do accents develop, and what is the history behind the wide range of modern American accents? We talked to Valerie Fridland about all of these questions and more, covered in her delightful new book “Why We Talk Funny”. Tran

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Florian Haas4d ago

I have a question specifically for people from the British Isles. What do you think about the final "t" in the word "restaurant" being silent or audible?

A — must be silent; that's just the way it's pronounced correctly
B — silent is posh, audible is normal
C — silent is British, audible is non-British (North American, for example)
D — something else (please add comment to elaborate)

Boosts appreciated!

#AskFedi #Linguistics #Pronunciation #Accents

A
12.2%
B
58.5%
C
12.2%
D
17.1%
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David August ❌👑Jun 11

Worked with an #acting #coaching client on #regionalisms, #accents and #dialects they absorbed where they were during their formative years speaking. Got into specifics of how placements and vowels can shift. Good to hear them do text various ways shifting between things.

#AccentReduction #voice

David August ❌👑Jun 11
Worked with an #acting #coaching client on #regionalisms, #accents and #dialects they absorbed where they were during their formative years speaking. Got into specifics of how placements and vowels can shift. Good to hear them do text various ways shifting between things. #AccentReduction #voice
M Bonbon 🖖Jun 7
Watching/listening to Dan Ackroyd on Saturday Kitchen I realise I enjoy the Canadian accent. #accents
jonquarkJun 6

I found this video explaining why TV/TikTok etc aren't making all accents the same, surprising and interesting:
https://youtu.be/su2IeakC7tc?si=wH_xYdH-zaxzd3kv

#accents #community #peppapigeffect #languagejones

Are we all starting to sound the same? (A linguist responds to the "peppa pig effect")

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Lisa J. Warner / Lisa LuvMay 18

🗣️🗣️🗣️🤔🧐🤠🥸😎🤓💁🏾*Why Do We Have Accents?👉

#Why #Do #We #Have #Accents

Why Do We Have Accents? | Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/language-in-the-wild/202605/why-do-we-have-accents#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17791195706470&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fus%2Fblog%2Flanguage-in-the-wild%2F202605%2Fwhy-do-we-have-accents

Why Do We Have Accents?

Everyone has an accent, but how do the ones we have today relate to those of our ancient ancestors and those we had in childhood?

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Hacker NewsMay 6

Telus Uses AI to Alter Call-Agent Accents

https://letsdatascience.com/news/telus-uses-ai-to-alter-call-agent-accents-a3868f63

#HackerNews #Telus #AI #CallCenter #Accents #VoiceTech

Telus Uses AI to Alter Call-Agent Accents

According to reporting by iPhone in Canada and The Globe and Mail, **Telus** is using AI through its **Telus Digital** unit to modify call-centre agents' accents in real time. iPhone in Canada reports the speech-to-speech tool is built by a company called **Tomato.ai** and is applied to offshore agents' voices to reduce what Telus reportedly calls "accent-related friction." Labour groups have criticised the practice as deceptive and have urged mandatory disclosure, The Globe and Mail reports. According to The Globe and Mail, **Rogers** and **Bell** told the paper they have no plans to adopt similar voice-altering technology. The coverage says the rollout has provoked swift public backlash in Canada.

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