Like is it pronounced "ray" or "rate"?
2007-05-27 17:45:32 · 5 answers · asked by Brandon G 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Only one of the t's is silent, it's not ray.
2007-05-28 02:45:57 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Re: Raitt - The last name is Scottish. Its original Gaelic form is rath (pronounced rah) meaning "ring-fort." However, the anglicized form of the name is pronounced like the English word "rate."
English is usually terrible at pronouncing foreign names. When I had the Spanish language television channel Univision, I was always amazed at how the Spanish speaking announcers would pronounce Gaelic Mc and Mac- names closer to the way a Scot or an Irishman would pronounce them than most English speakers do even though the English live just a foot fall away from them.
2007-05-27 18:49:46 · answer #2 · answered by Brennus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's pronounced rate.
2007-05-27 17:57:12 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Sonny 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ray-it.
2007-05-27 17:52:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like "rate".. They are not 'silent'
2007-05-27 17:57:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋