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Thread #110510 Message #4093812
Posted By: Tattie Bogle
19-Feb-21 - 10:18 AM
Thread Name: Mairi's Wedding-how to pronounce Mairi
Subject: RE: Mairi's Wedding-how to pronounce Mairi
One of our Scottish newsreaders is called Mhairi Stewart: she pronounces her first name as with a V but a very short A (as in cat) rather than a longer AH.
The Irish Maire is different again.