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Tim Whitcher
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I'm going to be doing some formed plastic lettering of the name "McCarthy" and I'm not sure about how to do it.

This name will be listed with a number of other names already done in all caps, and I want to be consistent. Is it appropriate to do it as:

A.) MCCARTHY

B.) McCARTHY

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

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Tim Whitcher
Adrian, MI

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Miles Cullinane
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(B) is the only way and I say this in a country where there are thousands of McCarthys

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Miles Cullinane,
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Bill Lynch
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Definately B,
but if every thinmg is all caps use a shorter
cap C not a lower case c.

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Bill Lynch
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Russ McMullin
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B looks better. Don't you hate it when people have "Mc" at the beginning of their last names? It's just trouble for everyone. [Smile]

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Russ McMullin
Tooele, UT
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Anne McDonald
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As a Mc myself I've always like to see the "B" version!!

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Anne McDonald
17 Karnak Crescent
Russley
Christchurch 8042
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Murray MacDonald
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I like "B", but I always ...well, almost always...raise the first "C" level with the top of the line. Then again, I'm old fashioned. You could get really old fashioned and do the "M'Carthy" thing, then nobody knows if you're spelling it wrong, like those people with the Golden Arches, or come to think of it, like Anne.
MUR

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Murray MacDonald
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Anne McDonald
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I do apologise Mr MacDonald!! I'll let my Father in law know his Daddy got it wrong somewhere!! [Rolling On The Floor]

An Irish girl ending up with a Scottish surname I'm sure my ancestors turn in their graves!! [Bash]

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Anne McDonald
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Murray MacDonald
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Ah, Annie, my sweet colleen, there's no need to apologizin' for bein' Irish atall,atall. My own dear mother had a touch of the shamrock, and after all, it was the Irish who drove the Picts out of Scotland. And they do make a fine whisky!
MUR

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Murray MacDonald
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Greg McRoberts
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"B", trust me.

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Greg McRoberts
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Tony McDonald
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I aggree with "B" also....with the small "c" raised or not.

I normally raise the "c" when using my name, but it's probably a personal preference.

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Ace Graphics & Printing
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Kathy Joiner
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Oh oh! The Mc's and the Mac's are at it again!

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Kathy Joiner
River Road Graphics
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Old enough to know better...Too young to resist.

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Mike Clayton
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Tim,

use "B".

I believe the origin of the prefix Mc means "son of" in old english/Irish, etc. So McCarthy would be the son of "Carthy" in the old days.

Take it from me, MC, since 1979 [Smile]

Mike

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Mike Clayton
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