Teabags 2632 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 That fucking roundabout thing.It has its own wikipedia page: Haudagain roundabout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWe're arguing at work about the pronunciation.Is it hA-da-gin.Or haw-da-gin.Anyone that says ha-u-da-gin can fuck off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca_gere 2603 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 Ha-dou-ken for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KarmaTsunami 269 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 I always say hA-da-gin. Everyone I know calls it that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain America 670 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 HA DA GIN (GI-nn (not gin)) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woodsinho 1327 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 HAD A GIN ('n' tonic) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca_gere 2603 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 I know a few haw's but I'm a ha. Teuchters say 'hud' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest idol_wild Report post Posted November 26, 2010 That fucking roundabout thing.It has its own wikipedia page: Haudagain roundabout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWe're arguing at work about the pronunciation.Is it hA-da-gin.Or haw-da-gin.Anyone that says ha-u-da-gin can fuck off.It's apparently more like "hud-again".I was told that this was as far as the old tram routes went, and as they would make their way round the roundabout, the call from the conductor/tram operator to the passengers was "Hud again!", as in hang on to the railings, otherwise you'll be knocked off balance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skacel 302 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 Hud gan' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stroopy121 1536 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 It's apparently more like "hud-again".I was told that this was as far as the old tram routes went, and as they would make their way round the roundabout, the call from the conductor/tram operator to the passengers was "Hud again!", as in hang on to the railings, otherwise you'll be knocked off balance.that sounds horiffically made up, but I'm going to tell everyone I know that it's a fact. I shall then belligerently argue to the point of violence with anyone who contests it.xx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 665 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 I'm for Haw-da-gin, but either is acceptable compared to what some of the traffic bulletins pronounce it as on Radio Scotland. They can't cope with it's name at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest idol_wild Report post Posted November 26, 2010 Having done some quick etymological searches, it would appear that the word may derive from a Gaelic term:At Haudagain there was another lock. This comical name is a good example of the change a Gaelic name may undergo in passing into English. The original form had been " Achadh a' Gabhainn," meaning a place where there was a fold.Seems more conceivable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oedo 808 151 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 On approach to the roundabout I think it's traditional to pronounce it with an f. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teabags 2632 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 You're all cunts except for Phil and Chris. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lemonade 1787 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 Haa-di-gin. With emphasis on the Ha and a hard G, like in granite or green. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Sloth 17 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 Hadaginits too short. Please lengthen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Cynic 223 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 Lucky's is (I think) nearest to my late 80s yr-old mum's version...bit I'll check on Sunday.Now...is it 'roondaboot', 'rowndabowt' or 'runtaboot'.....or 'sirkill' ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lemonade 1787 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 Lucky's is (I think) nearest to my late 80s yr-old mum's version...bit I'll check on Sunday.Now...is it 'roondaboot', 'rowndabowt' or 'runtaboot'.....or 'sirkill' ?Roonaboot! No "d"!I'm gan roon i roonaboot. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soda Jerk 5137 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 KFCeight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Cynic 223 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 Is that the chicken place..or Killie FC? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Sloth 17 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 rowndabout Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teabags 2632 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 Lucky's is (I think) nearest to my late 80s yr-old mum's version...bit I'll check on Sunday.Now...is it 'roondaboot', 'rowndabowt' or 'runtaboot'.....or 'sirkill' ?My gran say haw-Da-Gin. She's in her 80s. Though she's also fae MacDuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
framheim 556 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 Haw-da-ginHud-a-gin is also acceptable.Ha-da-gin is not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee Anderson 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 i'm always in between hud-a-gin and how-da-gin and always conscious of it's pronunciation but never bothered enough to find out for sure. One half torry - one half cowboy, thats me. the wife says had-a-gin (but not in posh aberdeen speak). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hog 68 Report post Posted November 27, 2010 It's one fucking bad roundabout. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FOX 178 Report post Posted November 27, 2010 Always said "Haa-di-gin" but apparently I've been living a lie or something.To be honest I don't give a monkeys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites