[Ads-l] G. MacKay and Co.

[Wilson Gray]

On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 7:45 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Baker, John <JBAKER at stradley.com> wrote:
> > Do we have any evidence for a "muhkye" pronunciation of "McCoy"?   This
> certainly seems the most plausible explanation for the transition from
> "MacKay" to "McCoy," if they were indeed pronounced similarly.
>

http://www.mackayhistory.org/research/maceye/maceye_or_macka.html


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