Mc-Pher-son

This morning my son asked me "If our last name is McPherson, why do people always call us McPhearson?"

"I don't know," I replied. Besides the "Mc" there are no tricks; the pronunciation follows the standard English reading rules.

I know that text on a page is not the best medium for a pronunciation guide (at least until we all learn IPA), so here's a read aloud:

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