From: not.jim.silverton@verizon.net   
      
   The rules for lenition (sound change) in Gaelic can be very tricky. For   
   example, the name Mhairi in the vocative (Oh! Mary some think) would be   
   "Very", which can cause problems especially if a pedantic school teacher   
   says "Heigh there Very Smellie!" I really have a niece who spells her   
   name Smele!   
      
   --   
   Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)   
      
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