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From: alan@dragon.acadiau.ca (Alan McKay)
Subject: Scottish "Mc" vs. "Mac"
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Someone once told me that the only difference between "McKay" and
"MacKay" is that each represents a different grammatical case in
Gaelic.  i.e. one is accusative, the other nominative (or whatever)

Can anyone confirm this, and perhaps fill in some details?  Which
cases are they?  

thanks,
-Alan

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