To settle an awkward dispute between my boyfriend and I.
2006-10-15 14:06:38 · 6 answers · asked by Celestian Vega 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not "Sam Hayne".
There's a number of variations, typically something near "sow-win" or "sow-ween." I've even heard it closer to "sov-ven" a few times, but the first two are the most common.
It all comes down to it being a Gaelic word, and, in Gaelic, "mh" comes out with a "w" sound.
2006-10-16 06:09:21 · answer #1 · answered by ArcadianStormcrow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sow-wen
2006-10-15 21:09:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
many people pronounce it many different ways..
the way that it is spelled i think is the only way that i have not seen it pronounced.
i say
Sow-in
or Saween.
2006-10-15 21:24:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well I admit, I used to be one of those who said it Sam - hane until I was corrected myself :) Now I say it Sow-En :)
2006-10-18 07:18:38 · answer #4 · answered by fuguee.rm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a matter of dialect i think. some pronounce it sowen, others sa-wain.....
2006-10-15 21:10:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sa - when?
That's how I say it anyways...
2006-10-15 21:10:37 · answer #6 · answered by Kat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋