Pronunciations

**hospitaller** · 24th June 09, 10:23 AM

Saltire: sal-tire or sal-teer ?

MacKay: mah-kay or mah-ky or machay ?

MacIver: mac-eever or mac-i-ver ?

wondering minds...

**vmac3205** · 24th June 09, 10:28 AM

Hmmm, in the Great Pacific NW of the US, we would say..

Salt' er
Mac Keye (rhymes with eye)
Mac Eye'ver (like the detective on the TV show)

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

Sal Tire
Mac Eye
Mac Eye vur

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

Originally Posted by vmac3205

Hmmm, in the Great Pacific NW of the US, we would say..

Salt' er
Mac Keye (rhymes with eye)
Mac Eye'ver (like the detective on the TV show)

Thank you sir

**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

**BEEDEE** · 24th June 09, 10:46 AM

Don't know, but MacHinery is usually pronunced machinery.

Brian

**Dan R Porter** · 24th June 09, 10:48 AM

I got one I have always wondered about... Basting Stitches...Is it like your basting a turkey or like the fish BASS ting?

**Heming** · 24th June 09, 10:53 AM

It's basting as in turkey (not to be confused with Turkey).

**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

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