New Post
Search
HelpRe: Spelling survey
in reply to a message by Lily
Generally, Michaela and Mackenzie do start with the same vowel sound. It's not the short "a" sound like in "Mack", it's the schwa sound (ə). So, in my accent it would be "mə-KAY-lə" and "mə-KIN-zee". If I was trying to enunciate more Michaela would be mi-KAY-lə.
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
Uhmmmm in my accent it's definitely the short 'a' as in Mack. The 'a' in Mack isn't even that short when I think about it. But the first syllable sounds like MACK. Mack is also a common nickname for Mackenzie. Argh I don't know how to explain it, I just connect the first and second syllable. I understand what you mean, it's just a slight difference anyway, so I guess it has something to do with our accents :)
This message was edited 5/29/2012, 2:45 AM
1