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  1. 10th April 09, 12:45 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
    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".
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
    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?
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