How do you pronounced Michael Spivak's last name?

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The correct pronunciation of Michael Spivak's last name is "spih-vach," as confirmed by multiple forum participants, including a teacher with direct knowledge. Some users initially believed it to be pronounced "Spy Vac," but consensus leans towards "spih-vach" with a short 'a' sound, similar to "yak." Long-term acquaintances of Spivak affirm that "spih-vach" has been the consistent pronunciation among those familiar with him.

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Is it spih-vach?
 
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I always thought its was "Spy Vac"
 
Me too, but i asked my teacher a question in it and he pronounced it spih-vach. So I'm wondering if he knows something I don't :)
 
osnarf said:
Me too, but i asked my teacher a question in it and he pronounced it spih-vach. So I'm wondering if he knows something I don't :)

I've never heard it pronouced differently from "spih-vack." Obviously in English the i and a are short vowels.
 
vack like a yak in a kayak? or like mach.
 
osnarf said:
vack like a yak in a kayak? or like mach.

Short "a," so like yak.
 
spih-vach seems correct
 
i have known him for 45 years. i have always pronounced it as spih' - vak, as has everyone else who knew him, and he has never objected.
 

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