Aibu about how to pronounce loch

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Me and dh are having a disagreement about how to pronounce "loch" as in Loch Ness!

He goes all Scottish on that word and it sounds weird. It's like the ch sound in "Bach". He is a quarter Scottish but born and raised in Surrey!

I say it like "lock" because I'm English just like he is! I wouldn't say Paris or chorizo with a foreign accent.

This is light hearted but I'm right aren't I?

Is it "lock" or "loch with the ch bach sound"?

If I'm wrong I will NEVER hear the end of this!

It's with the ch sounds. That's why it isn't spelled lock.

Yes you're wrong.

It's 'loch' with the emphasis on the 'och' sound, not 'lock'.

Lake is English. Loch with a Bach sound is Scottish. He's right.

Would you say Siobhan like See-ob-han then?

You are wrong. There is no 'k"

Damn it! I hate it when he's right

He's right, I'm afraid.

Call it Lake Ness if you want to use the English word

Your husband is right.. Sorry!! X

He's so smug right now, sigh

Fine for the natives to pronounce it correctly but in an English accent it sounds wrong.

Does he say choritho instead of chorizo too?

Same argument with DH. I'm Scottish he's Irish. They say lock too. But he is so wrong.

No he doesn't! It's just loch that he says all Scottish!

Loch with -ch.
As an aside 'Loch' in German means 'hole', so a Scottish Loch is a hole with water in it

I think you're wrong, it's a scottish word so I'd say it with the scottish sound at the end. And also, I hate it when people say "tortillers", "sheritso" and "jellypeenos". If we don't have a translation then you pronounce it the way it is intended. "Paris" is different, I feel, because major city names do often have an English translation and Paris is the English for that city.

He's right. I'm American, but went to university in Scotland. I pronounce it in a proper Scottish way. I certainly don't feel pretentious. I can also say Kirkcudbright and Milngavie.

I'm Scottish, husband is English - he says lock and it annoys me no end.

Lock is just wrong, it's lake or loch...lock is a completely different word.

Besides, it's useful for other languages to have a few sounds we don't use in English thrown in.

aaahhhBump I'm Irish and I don't say lock.
Norn Irish normally don't go full on Baaccchhhh, but Lough is normally pronounced a little softer than lock.
(although there is an Estate Agent company called Lough and Quay..)

It's loch. The only lake I know of in Scotland is the Lake of Menteith. I have absolutely no idea why that's a lake and all the rest are lochs though. DH is Irish and pronounces it loch.

Of course you're wrong. I hate people pronouncing it lock.

I was going to add my two pennies worth but you know the answer by now 😉

kate I think it's because a Dutch guy named it and didn't realise it should be a loch in Scotland rather than lake.