Pronunciation

[skauwt]

something i failed to ask with the name lochaber which lochaber are we talking about

Lochaber, Black Isle Rd, Muir Of Ord, Highland IV6, UK
Lochaber, Pleasance, Falkland, Cupar, Fife KY15, UK
Lochaber, Edinburgh Rd, Cockenzie, Prestonpans, East Lothian EH32, UK
Lochaber, Malcolm Rd, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City AB14, UK
Lochaber, Main St, Leitholm, Coldstream, The Scottish Borders TD12, UK
Lochaber, Charlestown, Dunfermline, Fife KY11, UK

[Jock Scot]

something i failed to ask with the name lochaber which lochaber are we talking about

Lochaber, Black Isle Rd, Muir Of Ord, Highland IV6, UK
Lochaber, Pleasance, Falkland, Cupar, Fife KY15, UK
Lochaber, Edinburgh Rd, Cockenzie, Prestonpans, East Lothian EH32, UK
Lochaber, Malcolm Rd, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City AB14, UK
Lochaber, Main St, Leitholm, Coldstream, The Scottish Borders TD12, UK
Lochaber, Charlestown, Dunfermline, Fife KY11, UK

None of those! Lochaber is a district(like a small county) in West Inverness-shire centering on Fort William(ish).No doubt if you google Lochaber it will tell you the history.Basically the area name probably pre-dates the county name by many centuries.

[Phil]

Do Americans have difficulty pronouncing the "ch" in loch? I know it causes no end of difficulty for English people who insist on pronouncing it as "ck" as in lock. Think of Johann Sebastian Bach - you know the composer - they always seem to get that right. Lochaber is pronounced Loch - abbur where the "abber" bit sounds a bit like the Swedish group Abba only the bba bit is more like burr.

[Jock Scot]

Do Americans have difficulty pronouncing the "ch" in loch? I know it causes no end of difficulty for English people who insist on pronouncing it as "ck" as in lock. Think of Johann Sebastian Bach - you know the composer - they always seem to get that right. Lochaber is pronounced Loch - abbur where the "abber" bit sounds a bit like the Swedish group Abba only the bba bit is more like burr.

Sorry Phil the Abba sound is too short. the "A" in Lochaber is a long "AAA".

[Phil]

Sorry Phil the Abba sound is too short. the "A" in Lochaber is a long "AAA".

A lot depends on how you pronounce "Abba" though, doesn't it?

[JolyStNicholas]

Thank you for the info Jack. I recieved beautiful photo's prior to the purchase
and someday soon hope to travel there in person.

[beloitpiper]

Do Americans have difficulty pronouncing the "ch" in loch? I know it causes no end of difficulty for English people who insist on pronouncing it as "ck" as in lock. Think of Johann Sebastian Bach - you know the composer - they always seem to get that right. Lochaber is pronounced Loch - abbur where the "abber" bit sounds a bit like the Swedish group Abba only the bba bit is more like burr.

Ah yes, the Gaelic "ch". Not has throaty as German, but not as sharp as English. I speak a little German from my grandparents, so when I began to learn Gaelic, all I had to do was tone it down a bit and I was fine.

I think most Americans say "Lock", but on the other hand, I think most Scottish-Americans know to say "Loch".

[skauwt]

None of those! Lochaber is a district(like a small county) in West Inverness-shire centering on Fort William(ish).No doubt if you google Lochaber it will tell you the history.Basically the area name probably pre-dates the county name by many centuries.

ahh right the west highlands cheers jock or should that be aaaa right

[Phil]

Try here for a pronunciation you can listen to. - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lochaber%20ax

[Macman]

Try here for a pronunciation you can listen to. - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lochaber%20ax

Thanks, Phil, but that's not how it sounds to me when Kenneth MacKellar sings it in "The Road to the Isles". I'll have to go home and listen to my CD again!