So, is it burruh, or berg? Whatever happened to consistency? I never did get the Arkansas/ Kansas thing.

Ooh, entry 666...

Here's a good page for learning how to say Edinburgh and Ecclefechan and Lairig Grhu
and Penicuik and loch (not like 'lock'!):

http://www.rampantscotland.com/features/pronounce.htm

"Edden-bruh", isn't it?

And apparently the 's' in "Glasgow" is pronounced as a 'z' too.

Here's one for you to have a stab at: "Aughnahoe"

Answers on a postcard...

this is not just one of Shauna's Stupid Entries™. The Mothership really has pronounced Edinburgh all of those ways. 7 out of the 10, anyway.

"Ed-in-burra" will get you through. ;-)

I'm of the Edinbruh school. I think. Or sometimes I pronounce it Oh These Accents Are Driving Me Crazy.

If Ed were still posting here I'd say
Ed-in-Bra, and then he would no doubt post a lengthly post harkoning back to some pre-apocolyptic-triptich he's once read regarding Northern Accents of the British Isles and about quarter way through his post my eye's would glaze over and my nose would get all "wobbly" and I'd have to leave and get a glass of water.

But Ed's not around much these days...

The Mothership by phone is but a fifth-Mothership. (or there abouts) But it's a darn good fifth. No doubt you know that already.

R Grall, easy way to remember the difference: Arkansas is pronounced "Missouri, Only Stupid," and Kansas is pronounced Kansas.

Ed in bra?

Edden-bruh is how I say it, but I'm a bit of a dumbass with some pronunciations.

I love the Mothership.

I once had a Glaswegian associate at work call it "Edinburgher", if that helps.

my other half had a lot of trouble with edinburgh too! the most common was Edin-burg

As long as she doesn't pronounce it 'Erin Go Bragh'. That's something different altogether...

califooohniaa...

mmmm... burgh-errrrr

Enn-brugh is quite close to the way some of the locals pronounce it - their pronounciation is normally spelled 'Embra'

I say "eddanborough", but I say it pretty quickly (which causes a few complaints, especially from Americans), so it comes out like "ed'n'bruh"; think of it as "I'll'aveuhfish'n'chipspluzz" sort of speed.

Ahem, let me see how I say it. Yes. I'm drunk and I wail 'oooOOOHHhhhhooohhh Shauny's LEFT me an gone to Ennnbraaaaaaaboohoohoo!'

There you go - it's pronounced 'Enbra'. The boohoo is optional.

you forgot the weelie pronunciation

Aim-bra

what a classy buch of soap dodgers we are.

should say weejie

ah hell , drink had been taken, as they say by way of excuse in the Irish Times