I'm Scottish-American immigrant. Pronunciation is a funny thing. Marry (tie the knot), Mary (the person), and Merry (happy at Christmas). My parents and I pr

I'm Scottish-American immigrant. Pronunciation is a funny thing. Marry (tie the knot), Mary (the person), and Merry (happy at Christmas). My parents and I pronounce them differently (mah-ry, mai-ry, meh-ry). My younger sister, who lacks any Scottish accent, pronounces them the same. Same with the woman's name Carrie/Kerrie - same in the US, but subtly different in Scotland. Then there's the "wh" sound. More of a "hwh" sound vs the American plain-old "w". Lots of teasing from friends when I say white or wheels or which. This all used to cause good-natured fun for my mom and her peers, as she was an ESOL teacher. For the most part, I'm just happy if people get my name mostly correct. Alistair shouldn't be that hard, but apparently it is.