Teabags Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Ha-dou-ken for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 I always say hA-da-gin. Everyone I know calls it that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 HA DA GIN (GI-nn (not gin)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 HAD A GIN ('n' tonic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 I know a few haw's but I'm a ha. Teuchters say 'hud' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hud gan' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oedo 808 Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 On approach to the roundabout I think it's traditional to pronounce it with an f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted November 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 You're all cunts except for Phil and Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Haa-di-gin. With emphasis on the Ha and a hard G, like in granite or green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sloth Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hadaginits too short. Please lengthen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share 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' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 KFCeight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Is that the chicken place..or Killie FC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sloth Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 rowndabout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted November 26, 2010 Author Report Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Haw-da-ginHud-a-gin is also acceptable.Ha-da-gin is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Anderson Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 It's one fucking bad roundabout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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