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Opinions on Sorley?

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DoveDave · 25/04/2017 19:59

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MitzyLeFrouf · 03/05/2017 18:08

Sword has an entirely different vowel sound from sore/soar

There's this thing called 'accents that sound different to yours'...

SoupDragon · 03/05/2017 18:07

And they all sound the same! :o

FrancisCrawford · 03/05/2017 18:06

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MitzyLeFrouf · 03/05/2017 18:06

Well there's McSorley's pub off Jamaica Street in Glasgow Grin

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originalbiglymavis · 03/05/2017 18:02

Im scottish and never come across it.

TinselTwins · 03/05/2017 18:00

Sore, Soar, and the first part of Sword all sound exactly the same

MitzyLeFrouf · 03/05/2017 18:00

Sorley you sorely need a spanking for pointing that sword at me.

TinselTwins · 03/05/2017 17:59

sword is not pronounced with an "aw" or an "oh"

sword sounds exactly the same as sore but with a "d" at end

MitzyLeFrouf · 03/05/2017 17:58

Sorely - the first syllable is identical to the first syllable of "sword"

Which is quite different to "sore"

Sore and the swor part of sword sound exactly the same to me.

SoupDragon · 03/05/2017 17:57

It's "aw" not "oh"

Yes, Saw. Not Sew,

Aren't accents tricky! :o

SoupDragon · 03/05/2017 17:55

Which is quite different to "sore"

No it isn't, it's exactly the same.

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TinselTwins · 03/05/2017 17:51

When you say FOR and FORE do they sound the same too?

yes
For, Fore & Four all sound the same when I say them

Alisvolatpropiis · 03/05/2017 17:42

Yes?

SleepForTheWeek · 03/05/2017 17:35

Just to be clear....

When you say FOR and FORE do they sound the same too?

Diggingmywayout · 03/05/2017 12:51

It's lovely but you will have trouble with it. Or rather your son will.
My daughter keeps telling me what a pain it is to have a tricky, ie Irish, name. All our Irish relatives are fine with it, but we live in England, where it is frequently mangled.

TinselTwins · 03/05/2017 12:22

Somhairlie

so like "sour" with a lee?

sour isn't much nicer than sore though is it? it's probably worse

GavelRavel · 03/05/2017 12:19

Are we saying it's pronounced Sorrelly?

I quite like that if so but if I'd read it I would have pronounced it Soorly too.

sxround · 03/05/2017 12:14

The name originates from Gaelic where it is spelt Somhairlie, but pronounced the same.

SoupDragon · 03/05/2017 12:07

They sound nothing like each other if you're talking properly!
I honestly think some of you must struggle to be understood!

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MitzyLeFrouf · 03/05/2017 11:22

Well I have a rhotic accent and sorely and sorley sound the exact same to me. Confused

ScarletSienna · 03/05/2017 00:15

Grin ditto me as soon as I hear a Scottish accent!

SleepForTheWeek · 02/05/2017 22:52

Definitely! Next time I meet someone from down South I'm going to ask them to try say Sorley so I can understand the confusion!

ScarletSienna · 02/05/2017 22:38

Sleep-it's been interesting to find out just how different our accents must all be!

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