In Germany the family name was spelled
Maier. My grandparents would pronounce the name w/ a long
I sound and skip over the
A completely. My parents though preferred to say it w/ a long
A and skip the
Y. I understand what caused the difference and don't really care which pronunciation is used. Some people seem concerned about my indifference. Not sure why.
When I went to bed at 10 p.m. the plow guy hadn't yet shown up. I assumed he would come in the morning. However at 6 a.m. when Indy and I went out for our constitutional, everything had been plowed! Neither Indy nor I had heard anything. Felt like I was in the fable The Shoemaker and the Elves.
3 comments:
I am like you - don't care which way they say Mayer. When folks ask me how come, just say I am trying to respect my folks and my grandparents.
Flip
That's a nice picture of Uncle Russ and Aunt Donna!
Rebecca
What are you guys talking about? I never heard anything except with a long "a"???
cjb
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