Re: Pronunciation of Station Names

[jdennis@acslink.net.au (John Dennis)]

>You southerners have forgotten a pronuciation that bothers many of your
>fellows when you come north to the railway capital of Australia namely how
>do you pronounce Mackay?
>
>The usual pronunciation even with the locals is now Mc-EYE but there is
>still a significant minority of locals, usually older locals, who pronounce
>in Mc-A. My guess is that the pronunciation changed over the years perhaps
>because of the influx of southerners in the 1970's.

When I first visited Mackay, in 1976,  I was surprised that the locals
(the railwaymen especially) pronounced it Mc-A.  I was equally
surprised when I returned in the early 80s to find it overwhelmingly
Mc-EYE.  It seemed to change in less than a ten year period.

Cheers...JD
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