Raine McQuordale was the daughter of Barbara Cartland. But how do I pronounce McQuorodale?
Can you help me, please @EnglishwithLiz Thank you.
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You spelled the name two different ways. You added an extra ‘O’ the second time.
I can only guess at the pronunciation.
Mick - like Mick Jagger
Quor is probably pronounced like quartz or quarter, which is pronounced like ‘core’.
Dale like the word dale.
So:
Mick - core - dale
The ‘qu’ might retain the ‘w’ sound. So it would be more like quit or quad rather than core. That would make it:
Mick - cwore - dale
When said quickly, the ‘w’ sound tends to disappear. Over time the ‘w’ sound completely disappears from many words.
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It seems her name is actually McCorquodale per Wikipedia. Although longer, it seems to be easier to pronounce using @NearlyNapping’s guidance above.
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Thank you both for your replies.
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