Is "McIntyre" really pronounced "MacIntyre"?

[Lock Jaw]

Or do they just do that because they think McIntyre would be too hard for kids to say?

[Juan]

Pardon my ignorance, but how else would it be pronounced?

[The Destroyer]

It shouldn't be, technically speaking what with Mc and Mac being different, but McIntyre and Macintyre are generally pronounced exactly the same.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

MC INTYRE IN THE HIZZOUSE

[Ogen]

Dunno pissing myself laughing at the " really " in the thread title, like its somehow surprising.

[The Mackem]

Not an expert by any means but how do you pronounce McDonalds?

[The Jayman]

my grandma pronounces it "MacDonalds"

[Xero]

Not an expert by any means but how do you pronounce McDonalds?

Mick Donalds.

Mick Intyre.

[The Jayman]

The Mick em

[Savio]

Emcee Intyre

[NeanderCarl]

I think its generally pronounced "Mac" if followed by a suffix beginning with a vowel, and "Muck" if the next letter is a consonant.

Hence "MuckDonalds", "MacIntyre", "MuckMahon", "MacAdam", "MuckCartney", "MacIntosh" etc etc

[NeanderCarl]

Unless your name is Gerry Brisco.

[Lock Jaw]

I should look in the phonebook for a guy with the last name McIntyre, call him, and ask him how to pronounce his last name. Settle this once and for all.

[The Jayman]

my last name begins with Mc and it is pronounced "Mick"

[NeanderCarl]

Well then you're pronouncing it wrong.

Where do you live?

[The Jayman]

Tennessee

[NeanderCarl]

Right.

It's supposed to be "muck" but I guess it's just morphed over the years, according to accent and regional dialect etc.

[NeanderCarl]

I'm guessing the "muck" variation just emerged out of "mack" anyway, so really they should all be mack.

[The Jayman]

you're right on the accent part. around here people pronounce it "mick" but when I go visit my parents in West Virginia they either use the "muck" or sometimes even the "mac"

[Mr. Nerfect]

you're right on the accent part. around here people pronounce it "mick" but when I go visit my parents in West Virginia they either use the "muck" or sometimes even the "mac"

So you've thought your parents had your name wrong for all these years? My family has a "Mc" in their history, and as traditionalists I believe we say "Muck," but Australians are so whiny it's hard to tell.

Also, pretty sure everyone over here says "Mack Donald's." I try and make it a point to say "Muck Donald's." Am I right NeaderCarl?

[The Mackem]

Depends what the adverts tell me.

[Johnny Vegas]

"McCunt"

[The Mask]

this is a mindfuck of a topic

[NeanderCarl]

I've always said MuckDonald's, everyone I know has always said MuckDonald's... or Mucky D's

[Nervous Ferret]

Mucky D's what

[Lock Jaw]

I dunno... I always say "MickDonald".

Never even heard of the concept of it being pronounced "muck". Is "muck" just a way of saying "mack", but with an accent?

[Xero]

Scrooge MuckDuck

[jsroka]

I noticed that the announcers blend the Mc instead of saying "mac" and thought it was kind of weird.

[St. Jimmy]

Jobber McShitface.

[Xero]

"MuckShitFace" lol

[Loose Cannon]

LOL Muckdonalds.

[McLegend]

MuckLegend

[St. Jimmy]

MuckGruber