How to pronounce "Maher"

[Fla Cowpoke]

It is kind of ironic that the OP got it wrong...after all he had the ability to look it up before correcting everyone.

 

[uvaballa]

For the benefit of fans (and Cowboys announcers who couldn't be bothered to find out on their own), there are two options for how to Maher.

The first is like Bill Maher of HBO, who pronounces his last name like - "mar", similar to "car", or for you golfers, "par.

The second is the way Jason Garrett pronounced it in the press conference yesterday, which is, I presume, the way Brett Maher prounces it himself like - "mare", similar to "dare", or for you bleading hearts out there, "care."

I'm going to use the 2nd pronunciation, since I assume that his coach knows how to pronounce his name properly. But I'm not going to argue with anyone who pronounces it like the most famous "Maher" in America, the HBO talk show host.

What bothers me (and this goes back to when I taught in college, and believed it was a matter of respect to say the names of my students properly), is the idiots like Babe Laufenberg and Bryan Broaddus, who pronounced it with two syllables instead of one. How hard was it for either of them to walk into the locker room and just ask the guy how to pronounce his name?

How lazy do you have to be when you're seconds away from the guy to not even take the time to get his name right. It shows an utter lack of respect for a human being to not know how to pronounce his name properly, when you have direct access to the source. I literally watched a Cowboys Live show yesterday, and they were debating how to say his name. Dave Helman said, "Well, now that he's the new kicker, I suppose we'll have to learn how to say his name." So he wasn't human enough to find out in training camp, Dave? Really? And the press wonders why we hate them...

Elitist pieces of sh....

Never assume JG knows because that gets you in trouble. The kid said it’s Ma-Her

 

[cern]

For the benefit of fans (and Cowboys announcers who couldn't be bothered to find out on their own), there are two options for how to Maher.

The first is like Bill Maher of HBO, who pronounces his last name like - "mar", similar to "car", or for you golfers, "par.

The second is the way Jason Garrett pronounced it in the press conference yesterday, which is, I presume, the way Brett Maher prounces it himself like - "mare", similar to "dare", or for you bleading hearts out there, "care."

I'm going to use the 2nd pronunciation, since I assume that his coach knows how to pronounce his name properly. But I'm not going to argue with anyone who pronounces it like the most famous "Maher" in America, the HBO talk show host.

What bothers me (and this goes back to when I taught in college, and believed it was a matter of respect to say the names of my students properly), is the idiots like Babe Laufenberg and Bryan Broaddus, who pronounced it with two syllables instead of one. How hard was it for either of them to walk into the locker room and just ask the guy how to pronounce his name?

How lazy do you have to be when you're seconds away from the guy to not even take the time to get his name right. It shows an utter lack of respect for a human being to not know how to pronounce his name properly, when you have direct access to the source. I literally watched a Cowboys Live show yesterday, and they were debating how to say his name. Dave Helman said, "Well, now that he's the new kicker, I suppose we'll have to learn how to say his name." So he wasn't human enough to find out in training camp, Dave? Really? And the press wonders why we hate them...

Elitist pieces of ....

Saoirse ronan went thru this early in her career. tom landry was the worst at getting names wrong.

 

[cern]

Is it Dorsett or Dor-sett?

tony said it was dor--Sett. tom continued to call him Dor--sett throughout his career. joe theisman changed the pronunciation of his name from Theez-man to Theis=man because it rhymed with Heisman as in the trophy which he won.

 

[USMarineVet]

He's just "New Guy" to me until he gives me a reason to believe that keeping him and cutting Bailey was the right decision.

 

[erod]

Did not know this.

Maher was in the Cowboys camp in 2013.

 

[jazzcat22]

I will Just want to pronounce it several ways....

GOOD, as in kick is good.

And

MONEY as to take that nickname over from the previous owner of it.

 

[CowboyMort]

I just hope I don't start yelling at the TV #@!&%&#@ Maher. There are several first names that I have that I can give that usually means things aren't going well.

 

[acr731]

I know who to pronounce the word 'incompetent'. Its easy, all I say is 'Garrett'.

 

[csirl]

Its a very common Irish name. Pronounced Ma-her with both syllables short and of equal length and a soft "h".

Americans have a tendency to elongate the first syllable, which is wrong.

 

[MonsterD]

You must be a blast at parties.

Like this guy

 

[CF74]

Idiot kickers get little respect until they consistently kick 40+ yd fg’s and seal some tight games for you. He’s obviously on the radar with that 57 yd boot the other day though but c’mon man, he’s still just a kicker...