Talk:Steele MacKaye

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His last name was probably spelled thusly: Mackaye. His son wrote his biography titled Steele Mackaye: A Memoir (New York, 1911). Superslum 01:44, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Did it really rhyme with "eye"? kwami (talk) 00:53, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes; several biographies devoted to his son, Benton MacKaye, stress the fact that the last syllable rhymes with "eye" or "high". María (habla conmigo) 02:15, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, just wanted to make sure someone didn't get confused with the IPA. kwami (talk) 02:25, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]