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Thread #110510 Message #2839049
Posted By: GUEST,Allan C
14-Feb-10 - 12:48 PM
Thread Name: Mairi's Wedding-how to pronounce Mairi
Subject: RE: Mairi's Wedding-how to pronounce Mairi
"As a non-gaelic speaker I used to address a friend called Mhairi as "Mahree" but she told me that the correct Gaelic pronunciation is "Vahree" (and was quick to correct anyone calling her "Mahree")"
I'm not a Gaelic speaker myself but I am sure that the pronounciation differs when you are addressing the person. Hence speaking to Mhairi then you would prnounce it with a 'v' but when speaking about Mhairi then it would be with the 'm' - so in the song the correct pronounciation would be Mah-ree even in the Gaelic. And of course 99% of Scots or so aren't Gaelic speakers anyway