Pronunciations

**heilanner** · 24th June 09, 10:32 AM

Sal Tire
Mac Eye
Mac Eye vur

**hospitaller** · 24th June 09, 10:35 AM

And thank you sir

Originally Posted by heilanner

Sal Tire
Mac Eye
Mac Eye vur

**DamnthePants** · 24th June 09, 10:40 AM

Interesting..

Ive always been saying Saul - Tear

**heilanner** · 24th June 09, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by hospitaller

And thank you sir

nae problem.

oh, i should have said, the emphasis is on the Sal and the Kay.

so...

Saltire, MacKay and MacIver

**Nick the DSM** · 24th June 09, 11:47 AM

thought MacKay was Ma- Kay, making an "A" sound not eye.

**macwilkin** · 24th June 09, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Nick the DSM

thought MacKay was Ma- Kay, making an "A" sound not eye.

Nope, although many here in the colonies pronounce it that way.

T.

**Tony Miles** · 24th June 09, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by Nick the DSM

thought MacKay was Ma- Kay, making an "A" sound not eye.

Don't tell a MacKay that.

Here's a nifty link
http://forvo.com/word/mackay

**heilanner** · 24th June 09, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by Nick the DSM

thought MacKay was Ma- Kay, making an "A" sound not eye.

i think that would be the name Mackie as in Mackie's Ice-cream http://www.mackies.co.uk/mackies/

**Nick the DSM** · 24th June 09, 03:49 PM

Thanks for the clarification.

**Phil** · 25th June 09, 01:05 AM

And another one famously mis-pronounced is McAfee. It is pronounced Mac - a - fee not Mukaffey.

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