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Are any of the names on the Colquhoun/Colhoun/Calhoun/Calhoon/Cahoon variation not pronounced 'Ca-hoon'?

Also, is speak-as-you-spell sending Dee-yell the way of Mackenzie? Though in a small sample size I have noticed that Dalziel seems to be the original pronunciation more often than Dalzell.

What other disconnects between spelling and speaking are there around?

Date: 2007-08-11 09:53 pm (UTC)
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How could I have forgotten Kirkudbright?

And I never even think about the fact that I normally say something resembling 'Embra".

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