People in Carlisle, England do not have Scottish accent, they have Cumbrian accent, which is English accent with some Scottish influences due to proximity to border, but not Scottish accent. Carlisle is in England, 10 miles south of Scottish border, so accent is Northern English, specifically Cumbrian dialect, which is distinct from Scottish accent. Cumbrian accent has features like flat a, slight rolled r in older speakers, and unique vocabulary like marra meaning friend, laal meaning little, and uses yan, tan, tethera counting, but pronunciation is English, not Scottish. However, due to border location, Carlisle accent has some Scottish influence, with some words like ken meaning know borrowed from Scots, and intonation may sound slightly Scottish to southern English ears, but Scots and Scots would recognize it as English, not Scottish. Many residents have Scottish family ties and some Scottish-born people live in Carlisle, who do have Scottish accent, but native Cumbrians have Cumbrian accent. Younger people have more standardized Northern English accent. In Carlisle, Ontario, accent is Canadian Ontario accent, not Scottish. So people in Carlisle, England have Cumbrian accent, which is English Northern accent with mild Scottish influence due to border, but not Scottish accent, though outsiders may perceive slight Scottish lilt. True Scottish accent is found 10 miles north in Gretna and Dumfries, Scotland.
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