Getting increasingly annoyed by Scots who pronounce "ch" as "ck"

[Salmotrutta]

Yes, I know...in the grand scheme of things it's trivial.

But, it's intensely irritating to hear Scottish born and bred people talk about Auckterarder or Lock Lomond.

Just stop it! You're Scottish and you can say the "ch" sound!

There used to be a council cop just off the A77 which was signposted as same, but for the life of me I cannot remember whether the was a u or a w. It did catch my eye the first time I saw it, but of course we use the M77 and the slightly different route these days.

I'd use the coup spelling for a completely different meaning (but the same pronunciation ). As in "don't leave that cup of tea on the edge of the bunker, it'll coup" translated as "don't leave that cup of tea on the edge of the workshop as it will tip over/spill/fall"

Worktop, bloody auto correct snuck up on me....

Isn't that essentially the same meaning though? A cup couping, the (possibly mythological) rural pursuit of "cow couping", couping ower when unsteady on the feet, council coup - you could use the word "tip" for most of these.

Buckhaven is 'buck hind' to its residents, I'm told

I spent my teenage years just along from Peterculter - anyone want to guess how the locals pronounce that?

Peter-cooter which is very confusing as Cults is just along the road and it's not pronounced Coots.

I'd also use coup for tipping somehting over but a workmate from Lanarkshire uses it when something''s in a mess;

If something's in a mess, I'd say "What a red-up" which is doubly confusing for non-locals because to red up something means to tidy it up. So you could have the scenario of saying "Can you go and red up that red-up!"

A few more for you: Alves (on the A96, between Forres and Elgin), Avoch (on the Black Isle) and Bennachie (near Inverurie).

Perhaps someone here may be able to solve a 'discussion' between MIL and myself: how do you pronounce Coulter's, as in the song, Ally Bally/Coulter's candy?

Or more accurately Coo'ur Not to be confused with Maryculter - there is only one Coo'ur.

Coup is a mess in the central belt. Never heard it being used for tipping something over.

Coup as in cowp

Ally Bally is Cooter/Coo'ur, depending on your level of poshness

SirChenjin Why is Peterculter always known as Culter but Maryculter is always Maryculter?

Bardolino it took me ages to work out that Bennachie is Ben-a-hee.

Anyone up for guessing Garioch?

No idea Goudy - probably more people to claim the Coo'er?!

Garioch is Gearie.

Getting quite homesick for the NE/Deeside here...

Och has no one came out with the doughnut or meringue joke yet?

Or gateaux/cake as MiL said- cue many faces

Or my favorite, Kirkcudbright.

Cheers, Euphemia. :)

i remember some English relatives thinking the name Fochabers was hilarious. I couldn't understand what they were on about till they said it being unable to say the ch sound properly and it sounded like Fuckabers.

Slanty - that's one of my Dad's favourite jokes, repeated everytime we have meringues or pavlova. Never gets old

Bennachie really confused my in-laws . I think they reckon I'm making Garioch up (as I'm the weird North-East DIL)!

They also don't get Peterculter, which possibly explains the 'Coulter' pronunciation differences. I knew I was right

OK, a place name from Northern Ireland...

Lisnagunogue

Anyone know how to pronounce?

As a Scot with a "ch" in my surname I couldn't agree with you more, it infuriates me!!!

I've got a ch in my surname too, and an English DH. DS2 has DH's surname as everyone can pronounce that properly.