My Big Bang is complete, sent to the beta, as well as the graphic artist. Dwalin has a rather thick Scottish accent. Dunno why.
As he approached the small glade, he took in the newly risen buds, not yet opened. It was still early in the spring, a cool spring following a horribly wretched cold winter. He approached the bench and reaching into his fur jacket, he removed the scrap of cloth from it and set it on the bench.
“Lass, aye know ye kin hear me,” he began. “Aye’m growin’ old. Mahal’s Balls, aye’m older ‘an any dwarf has ev’r bin. Aye’m o’a mind t’go visit m’kin an’ a few places aye kin bare remember. If yew wanna tag along, aye wuld welcome t’comp’ny. Yer grievin’ won git no better stayin’ inna mist. ‘Tis time, lass. Aye leave inna mornin’.”
He waited.
Nothing.
He took a deep breath. “Look! Aye’v no time fer niceties or sweet words. Yer grievin’ has gone on long enough. Either shite or get off the pot!”
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Bravo! I look forward to the Big Bang – and am intrigued already with the Scots dialogue!
It’s really a rather heavy accent that is more pronounced at times. My beta MIGHT suggest that I lighten it up so it’s more easily digested. (I think he ‘sounds’ a lot like Sir Rodrick in Manna.)
I might be in favour of toning it down – but only because I find it hard to understand the Scots accent…
I have a hard time understanding some British accents! LOL! I have had the worst time with Between the Sheets, as well as The Golden Hour. I stopped watching after 10 minutes for both of them. 😦
Then again, I’m deaf… that might be part of the problem.
Northern English accents are ok for me. But really thick Scots and Northern Irish accents completely pass me by… even when written down.
Well, we’ll see. Alex has been my beta since almost square one – 13 years. If she complains (and she lives to complain – lol!) I’ll back it off.
I can hear it in my inner ear, so I try to phonetically mimic it. Gen’s Southern Accent is for the most part on the gentile side. Grace’s Kentucky twang is rather thick!
Did you have a problem understand Sir Roderick?