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14th April 14, 01:00 PM
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pronunciation advice
Here on the wrong side of the tracks, there are many people named Kinloch or descended from people named Kinloch. We pronounce this name "Kin Law" with equal emphasis on both syllables or slightly more emphasis on the first.
How does one say the name of the Highland outfitters in Edinburgh?
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14th April 14, 01:29 PM
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Although not an expert by any means, I have heard it spoken. It has always been Kin Loch, as in Loch Ness or Loch Lomond. I have never heard Law.
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14th April 14, 01:36 PM
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 Originally Posted by Chas
Although not an expert by any means, I have heard it spoken. It has always been Kin Loch, as in Loch Ness or Loch Lomond. I have never heard Law.
. From Ceann loch = head of loch
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14th April 14, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Chas
Although not an expert by any means, I have heard it spoken. It has always been Kin Loch, as in Loch Ness or Loch Lomond. I have never heard Law.
Agreed. I have never heard Kinloch pronounced as "Kin Law" either. It's "Kin Loch," and "Loch" not "Lock." The "ch" is somewhat emphasised.
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14th April 14, 02:27 PM
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Floating around here recently, was a link to an old episode of a TV game show on which Kinloch Anderson himself appeared as a guest. His name was pronounced "Kin Loch", as Chas and Kyle describe it.
KEN CORMACK
Clan Buchanan
U.S. Coast Guard, Retired
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA
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14th April 14, 03:12 PM
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If you are going to do it, do it in a kilt!
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14th April 14, 06:42 PM
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I guess if one swallowed the "ch" deeply enough, it might sound like "Kin Law", but that might be regarded as lazy pronunciation.
I changed my signature. The old one was too ridiculous.
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14th April 14, 07:41 PM
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"Kinlaw" doesn't surprise me, in the USA South.
These are the same people who pronounce Tagliaferro "Tolliver".
A piper friend moved from California to Lexington, Kentucky, and joined a pipe band there. Well, at one rehearsal it was announced that they had an upcoming performance at a nearby town called "Vur-sales". (think about it...)
I wonder sometimes... my mom is back in West Virginia in a town named Hurricane (pronounced "Hur-cun").
Nearby is Culloden. They say "cull-OH-dun." Is this how it's pronounced in Scotland? I always hear "cull-AH-dun" in our California Scottish community.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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15th April 14, 01:26 AM
#9
Originally Posted by tpa
Maybe this will help:
Originally Posted by tpa
Whilst that gentleman provides a decent lesson on how to pronounce 'loch', I think he could benefit from a lesson or two in how to be a bit more polite!
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15th April 14, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by OC Richard
"Nearby is Culloden. They say "cull-OH-dun." Is this how it's pronounced in Scotland? I always hear "cull-AH-dun" in our California Scottish community.
IPA: kʌlɔdən
"cull-OH-dun" is pretty much correct. "cull" as it sounds, "OH" as in "off" with a bit of emphasis, and "dun" with the reduced vowel "dən".
Last edited by Calgacus; 15th April 14 at 01:42 AM.
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