I always knew we Scots had a better understanding of the English language than the English!
2006-12-04 06:41:36 · 19 answers · asked by kudozs 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
After touring Scotland in 18th century Dr Johnson said the best english was spoken in Inverness
2006-12-04 07:05:10 · answer #1 · answered by lykovetos 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Inverness is where perfect Queens English is spoken.
This is mainly due to the fact that the Duke of Cumberland's Government forces were stationed near Inverness and the Black Isles and the Culloden Battlefield where in 1746 they fought a battle between Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite army which was the last major battle on British soil.
When you hear folk from Inverness speak you cannot distinguish between an Englishman and a Scotsman speaking.
The Culloden Memorial battlefield is maintained by donation and Scottish Heritage and the visitors centre is well worth a visit.
2006-12-04 08:14:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Residing in an extensive bay, Dublin lies between Howth in the north and the headland of Dalkey to the south and the River Liffey split the town in two making from this town an interesting city you will have the chance with hotelbye to visit it. Dublin has given the entire world such renowned fictional like: Yeats, Beckett, Joyce, Shaw, and Wilde. Dublin was a UNESCO Town of Literature this year so is definitely an exciting city to see particularly when you want to visit Bewley's Oriental Café ;.Many could claim that Bewley's Oriental Café could be the gem in the crown. Bewley's Oriental Café is an organization that has been integrated 1927.
2016-12-19 23:49:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scots probably have the best English because they have their own dialect but also listen to and understand a lot of media from England, Australia, America, New Zealand, South Africa. The English, even more so than the Scots, are only interested in the increasing value of their houses.
2016-07-25 18:03:21 · answer #4 · answered by J M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have the Queen and her English. George the 3rd could not speak English.
I go with Inverness as best English,but I love the Glaswegian English, Birmingham is the worst with Liverpool not far behind.
2006-12-04 06:53:53 · answer #5 · answered by darkstone 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Aberdonians claim to speak the finest Queens english, whilt hin Glasgae tha Gleswegienses speak something quite unintelligable.
2006-12-04 13:46:44 · answer #6 · answered by "Call me Dave" 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer I heard was that the best English speaker would be a cross between a Yorkshireman and a Invernessian because us Yorkies pronounce our vowels correctly and the Jocks their consonants!!!
2006-12-04 07:53:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have thought the best "Queen's English" would be spoken at Balmoral, or Windsor Castle, or Buckingham Palace.
2006-12-04 10:34:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always heard that the most understandable English is spoken in Dublin - personally, I could never believe it myself.
2006-12-04 06:45:40 · answer #9 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wouldn't surprise me, more foreigners speak much better english than us brits (scottish, english, welsh or irish)!
Just look at my english here! No capital letters on the proper nouns, just lazy I guess, like the rest of the country!!
2006-12-04 06:44:02 · answer #10 · answered by mad_caesar 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋