Re: digraphs

In the last episode, (On Wednesday 11 July 2007 00:06:55), Jeff Rollin wrote:
> In the last episode, (On Tuesday 10 July 2007 23:58:02), T. A. McLeay wrote:
> > Lars Finsen wrote:
> > > Den 10. jul. 2007 kl. 18.07 skrev Jeff Rollin:
> > >> Hmm. "Mingus" is getting quite a lot of traction over here due to the
> > >> fame/infamy of the third party's leader, and "Dee-el and Pascoe" is
> > >> the name of a popular TV show, But I've always heard "MacKenzie" as
> > >> "Mak'enzi:"
> > >
> > > Yes, even Menzies is sometimes pronounced with a /z/ nowadays. And I
> >
> > This is the only pronunciation of the former Australian Prime Minister's
> > name I've ever heard, though I gather he had a nickname "Ming".
>
> Heheheh. The Merciless?!
>
> I wouldn't expect anyone but Scots to pronounce the name as "Mingus".
> Menzies Campbell and Iain M. Banks certainly do so, - and they are
> certainly Scots! - but the newsagent chain John Menzies has AFAIK always
> been
> pronounced "Menzeez".
>
> Jeff
Of course I almost forgot that Menzies Campbell is known as "Ming" over here,
too.

Jeff
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