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Scottish Monologue
Scottish Monologue
The tongue is carried higher up in the mouth, resulting in the tone being
focused towards the bottom teeth and under the tongue.
Prosody
Tom: If it’s excitement you want, why don’t you just work for your brother?
Gary: My brother. (Pause) No, I’m old-fashioned. I dinnay agree with drugs.
Gary: The money. The money’s no anywhere round about here. The
propaganda ay the deed. (Beat) What would you day if you were me?
Tom: I think... A social conscience... it’s a good thing. But… I want to get
on.
Gary: No?
Gary: You cannay fucking combine them. That’s just an excuse for those
Tom: If it’s excitement you want, why don’t you just work for your brother?
Gary: My brother. (Pause) No, I’m old-fashioned. I dinnay agree with drugs.
Gary: The money. The money’s no anywhere round about here. The
propaganda ay the deed. (Beat) What would you day if you were me?
Tom: I think... A social conscience... it’s a good thing. But… I want to get
on.
Gary: No?
Gary: You cannay fucking combine them. That’s just an excuse for those
Tom: If it’s excitement you want, why don’t you just work for your brother?
Gary: My brother. (Pause) No, I’m old-fashioned. I dinnay agree with drugs.
Gary: The money. The money’s no anywhere round about here. The
propaganda ay the deed. (Beat) What would you day if you were me?
Tom: I think... A social conscience... it’s a good thing. But… I want to get
on.
Gary: No?
Gary: You cannay fucking combine them. That’s just an excuse for those