[Oliver_W]

Exactly

Batman

[LeatherTrumpet]

Scottish people do pronounce their "ts" differently than other English speakers. They tend
to use a "glottal stop" sound instead, which is made by briefly closing the vocal cords. This
can make the "t" sound in words like "butter" sound more like "bu'er" to non-Scottish
speakers.

[Kazanne]

Yes I do.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Scottish people do pronounce their "ts" differently than other English speakers. They tend
to use a "glottal stop" sound instead, which is made by briefly closing the vocal cords. This
can make the "t" sound in words like "butter" sound more like "bu'er" to non-Scottish
speakers.

yes, thats how i say the words. The only time t's are pronounced traditionally is at the beginning and end of words, and even then, not so much

[Oliver_W]

I was re-reading David Copperfield again over the weekend and this section made me self-conscious of how I say the word
perhaps, but I couldn’t azackly’—that was always the substitute for exactly, in Peggotty’s militia of words—‘bring my mind to it.’

[Niamh.]

I don't in exactly, but I do in Batman

[hijaxers]

Yes i do in both.

[rusticgal]

I do…

[arista]

Yes

[Kate!]

Yep

[LeatherTrumpet]

the absolute worst tragedy of English is adults who cannot pronounce the basic TH sound

a tragedy of primary education in this great nation of ours

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Scottish people do pronounce their "ts" differently than other English speakers. They tend
to use a "glottal stop" sound instead, which is made by briefly closing the vocal cords. This
can make the "t" sound in words like "butter" sound more like "bu'er" to non-Scottish
speakers.

Can you tell the difference between a Scot trying to say "butter", and deliberately saying "bu'er" ? If that makes sense?

[parmnion]

I'm very Scottish and I pronounce the T very strongly.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Can you tell the difference between a Scot trying to say "butter", and deliberately saying "bu'er" ? If that makes sense?

I would say BuTTer

but a Glaswegian Celtic "fan" would say Bu...uuuurrrrrrr

[bitontheslide]

i modify how i talk to match the people i am with. Strong glaswegian doesn't get you very far in the south of england