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owlAre 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?
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?
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Date: 2007-08-12 08:40 am (UTC)There is a small town called Calhoun near the small town where I'm from in the Southern US, and it's pronounced "Cal-hoon," with the "cal" pronounced the same as in "California."
Native American place names sometimes have weird disconnects between spelling and speaking, probably not much stranger than Gaelic or Welsh.