"Real McKay"

[Baker, John]

        According to the lyrics at
http://www.sirharrylauder.com/lyrics/twentyone.html, the Scottish
entertainer Harry Lauder rhymed "real McKay" with "never shy."


John Baker



-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf
Of Wilson Gray
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 7:14 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: "Real McKay"

How is "M(a)cKay" pronounced here? Does it rhyme with "say" or with
"sigh"? My experience is that the pronunciation varies.

-Wilson

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