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    Pronunciations

    Saltire: sal-tire or sal-teer ?

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

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

    wondering minds...
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    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)
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    Quote Originally Posted by vmac3205 View Post
    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
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    Sal Tire
    Mac Eye
    Mac Eye vur

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    And thank you sir

    Quote Originally Posted by heilanner View Post
    Sal Tire
    Mac Eye
    Mac Eye vur
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    Interesting..

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    Quote Originally Posted by hospitaller View Post
    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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    thought MacKay was Ma- Kay, making an "A" sound not eye.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick the DSM View Post
    thought MacKay was Ma- Kay, making an "A" sound not eye.
    Nope, although many here in the colonies pronounce it that way.

    T.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick the DSM View Post
    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

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