Keren Zuravlov answers “How do you pronounce Chaol's name? I kept...”

Elizabeth Cunha asked this question about Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1):

How do you pronounce Chaol's name? I kept switching back and forth in my mind between 'Coal' and 'Kay-ol' like chaos and kale lol?

Keren Zuravlov I'm not an English native reader and at first I really struggled with chaol's name, I read it as "cho-oul". I got used to it and read all the books up…moreI'm not an English native reader and at first I really struggled with chaol's name, I read it as "cho-oul". I got used to it and read all the books up to 'Tower of dawn' pronouncing his name in my head that way. Only in the middle of 'tower of dawn' I decided to Google the right pronunciation of his name and boy was that a mistake. First I regretted not googling it sooner because the actual pronunciation is way better than what I got used to, and now im angry at myself for not doing it sooner because I can't continue reading the book with this 'new' name in my head.
Also, "kale" sound like a type of lettuce to me. (less)

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