Aibu about how to pronounce loch

[Lime19]

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"?

maggiethemagpie yes very similar. The end sound is the same but instead of the 'oo' sound (as in book or look) the o is more of an 'aw' sound (as in fox or socks).

I would bet people from Liverpool could say loch properly as they use the same sound in some words.

Nah, scousers pronounce look like Luke but with a ch sound instead of k. Like loo-ch

Is this the time to chip in and say that I pronounce Luke and look exactly the same?

Ah eh, Treac, me too.