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Capital Kiwi did chastise me thusly:Max, Southland was settled by predominantly English settlers. A professor of linguistics at Otago University some time ago debunked the theory that the burr in the Southland accent is Scottish in origin - but couldn't explain where it came from for certain
To which I can but reply - Job 42:3
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