Pronunciations

[hospitaller]

And thank you sir

Sal Tire
Mac Eye
Mac Eye vur

[DamnthePants]

Interesting..

Ive always been saying Saul - Tear

[heilanner]

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]

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

[macwilkin]

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]

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]

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]

Thanks for the clarification.

[Phil]

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

[piperdbh]

Since the original question has been answered, may I add a few other pronunciation quirks to the mix?
I know of a family named Mauney. Some of them pronounce it MAUN-ee, with the same vowel sounds as Maundy Thursday, but without the Thursday part. Other members of the family pronounce it MOON-ee, which raises some interesting questions about their familial pastimes.
I also know of a family named Moretz. Some say it mo-RETZ, others (in the same family) say Mortz, rhyming with Schwartz.
Near where I live there's a difference among Buchanans: some say Byoo-canon, others say Buh-canon.
My last name is Hensley. Some members of my family say it Hinz-lee. I say it Hints-lee.
I live in McDowell County. Some residents say mc-DOW-uhl, rhyming with "towel". Others say MAC-DAL, equal stress, same vowel sound.

As usual, we're divided by a common language.