Lois’s answer to “Hello Lois. I just read Penric's Mission and I loved it, so thank you! BUT: how do you pronounce…” > Likes and Comments
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I know that language and pronunciation consistency are pitfalls for authors and their readers, and agreement between the two is probably near-impossible. Living in Europe right now, for instance, I want to pronounce Skirose as 'skee-RO-suh' but then keep Nikys as 'NICK-ees'.
I think I decided against three syllables, or else I could have spelled it "Skirosie" and alleviated confusion.
(Also, it's ski like the winter sport, not sky like overhead. So, most probably, SKEE-rose. Rose like the flower.)
Ta, L.
I interpreted Nikys as being like Rhys: -ees.
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Nov 19, 2016 08:52AM
I know that language and pronunciation consistency are pitfalls for authors and their readers, and agreement between the two is probably near-impossible. Living in Europe right now, for instance, I want to pronounce Skirose as 'skee-RO-suh' but then keep Nikys as 'NICK-ees'.
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I think I decided against three syllables, or else I could have spelled it "Skirosie" and alleviated confusion.(Also, it's ski like the winter sport, not sky like overhead. So, most probably, SKEE-rose. Rose like the flower.)
Ta, L.
I interpreted Nikys as being like Rhys: -ees.
