The pronounciation may differ in other parts of Orkney but it is also the case that Orcadians modify their speech when talking to visitors. My aunt used to work in the tourist office and took a call from an Orcadian. When she put down the phone, the visitor who had been standing nearby said, "Oh, that was lovely. Tell me, what language were you speaking?" The how pronunciation may be dying out. I don't think my children use it. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Thompson Sent: 27 August 2007 11:02 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] How now Scapa Flow? In 22 years of coming to Orkney, I've never heard it rhymed with how, whether as part of Scape Flow or just as the Flow. Jim --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message