How is that pronounced??

 

While in Baddeck, Nova Scotia (located on Cape Breton Island, and the home of the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site) I came across an advertisement for a Ceilidh.

A what? How do you say that?

(Kay-lee) - A ceilidh is a traditional Scottish or Irish social gathering, involving traditional Gaelic folk music, dancing, and food.

Music? Food? We’re in! We were entertained for two hours by three wonderful local musicians - McKayla MacNeil and Myles and Harold Davidson – and were served tea and homemade oatcakes (a delicious thin, crispy oatmeal cookie).

And speaking of mispronouncing, here are just a few of the Nova Scotia place names we've come across that are not at all pronounced the way they are spelled!

• L’Ardoise – pronounced Lord-ways 

• Antigonish – pronounced Ah-ni-goe-nish 

• Whycocomach – Why-cog-hoe-mah