John McIlwraith, whose commentaries graced All Things Considered between 1990 and 2001, died last Friday. Listeners may recall McIlwraith's deep Scottish accent and wit, which he applied to subjects ...
Can your accent make you sound aggressive? Exeter City football manager Gary Caldwell thinks so—he blamed his Scottish accent for his being sent off the pitch for the second time this season. After ...
A good Scottish accent brings images of bagpipes, kilts, and dramatically weathered cliffs to mind—but a bad one can make you look like a bogging bampot. The difference lies in the pronunciation, ...
Here are the best Scottish accents from non-Scottish actors including Robert Aramayo in I Swear and Jonny Lee Miller in Trainspotting. If you’ve ever had the displeasure of hearing a terrible Scottish ...
Sam Heughan, known for his role as Jamie Fraser in Outlander, was instructed to tone down his Highland accent for the show, the producers revealed. The 44 year old actor from Balmaclellan, who ...
Caleb Landry Jones, the Texas-born actor, debuted a convincing Scottish accent at the Venice Film Festival press conference for Luc Besson‘s “Dogman,” which is world premiering in competition at the ...
Accent coach Alix Dunmore has lifted the lid on how different Irish and British accents are judged, from the friendliness of Geordie to the challenges of mastering Scottish and Scouse. She also warns ...