Today I was watching the Alabama vs. Tennessee football game. Alabama's starting quarterback is Greg McElroy. The announcers and seemingly everyone else pronounce his name "Mac-el-roy." Now my question is where did that "a" come from? Why is it the general consensus for people with Mc____ names to be prounanced as Mac? I understand in our english language we cannot exactly pronounce an "m" and then a "c" directly after that, so you therefore need to insert a vowel. But why not "Mec-el-roy," or "Mic-el-roy," or even "Muc-el-roy." And that my friends is something to ponder on.
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