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Pronunciation Guide ~ How Do I Say...?
Yes. Yes. Many times! (By the way, Jace sounds much better as Jays) I did that with Galen from Princess of the Midnight Ball. I said "Gal-en" in my head, but it turns out it's actually said "Gale-in". *grumbling*
I liked Gal-en better.
And apparently Smaug is said "Smowg", and Beorn "Bay-orn", so my entire world has tipped upside down.
What? My life... oh, what happened! I much prefer 'Smawg' and 'Bee-orn' D:
*sniffs* I hate it when that happens. When I'm talking about books with Mum, (when we've both read it) she always has to correct me on some point or another.
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What.
Also, Sherlock Holmes. Sher-lock. Holmes. Apparently Holmes is pronounced "Homes". THE L IS SILENT!
I did not know this until I'd heard the movies and TV shows.
Aurora wrote: "This happened to me when I was reading about constellations because I was a bored little child with nothing better to do. I came across Orion, the Warrior. And since I'd only read it and not heard ..."Well . . . It depends how you say it. I don't say it Homes, and I've been watching the Granada adaptations, and they say "Holmes". It's kind of . . . The L isn't silent, but it's not exactly "Hol-ms", either. It's just like a hint of an L.
At least, that's what it sounds like. But everyone says it different! D: Even different characters, in the same episode >.<
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I read this as Loh-key
And he is actually pronounced: Low-key
And the mighty Mjölnir will never be pronounced correctly from my mouth. Muh-joll-nir? Myoll-nir?
I asked professor Google, and he told me it's pronounced : Me-all-nhr
Surprise, surprise!
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I knew the l was silent in "Holmes". However I had no idea about the pronunciation of Orion. But I'm going to stick with my original pronunciation. Because it sounds cooler in my head.
Oh, is it really Low-ki? That's annoying.
Johanna ღ♣✽Hobbit and Proud✽♣ღ wrote: "Aurora wrote: "This happened to me when I was reading about constellations because I was a bored little child with nothing better to do. I came across Orion, the Warrior. And since I'd only read it..."It's like Folk, really. Everyone says it different
I don't think this has ever happened to me, probably because i have never asked how anybody else pronounces things...so i really hope, my world does not turn upside down, because i have mispronounced something. I think i probably have...like a lot>.<
Isabelle wrote: "Aurora wrote: "This happened to me when I was reading about constellations because I was a bored little child with nothing better to do. I came across Orion, the Warrior. And since I'd only read it..."I always pronounced it 'O-ryon', simply because my dad likes his constellations, and it's a pretty common one in the Southern hemisphere.
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I read this as Loh-key
And he is actually pronounced: Low-key
And the mighty Mjölnir will never be pronounced correctly from my mouth. Muh-joll-nir? Myoll-nir?
I asked ..."
Even though I pronounce Loki as (Low-key), now that I think about it "Loh-key" sounds cooler.
Yes, i have encountered this issue many times when i have read a word in a book and ended up pronouncing it incorrectly (to my horror!). It alters completely your thought process as a reader, and so i don't always like it when i find this out! For example when i was younger and read Harry Potter i couldn't pronounce Hermione properly (i was only 11 when the 1st book came out), and so it was a relief in latter years when i could.
Lucinda wrote: "Yes, i have encountered this issue many times when i have read a word in a book and ended up pronouncing it incorrectly (to my horror!). It alters completely your thought process as a reader, and s..."Yip, i had almost the same thing, when i first saw Hermione's name, i just sort of called her "H", because i couln't pronounce it..:)
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Strange. Phonetics is strange.
Urgh, I'm confused. When you say "Low-key" Do you mean "Low" as in 'load', or as in 'how'? *lost*
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When you say "Low-key" Do you mean "Low" as in 'load', or as in 'how'? *lost*"
Oh sorry, I meant low as in 'load'.
Aurora wrote: "Johanna ღ♣✽Hobbit and Proud✽♣ღ wrote: "Urgh, I'm confused. When you say "Low-key" Do you mean "Low" as in 'load', or as in 'how'? *lost*"
Oh sorry, I meant low as in 'load'."
Everything makes sense, now! :D xD
Lol, don't apologize -- My fault, and this language. English is a silly language :)
WordlesslyAmazed03 wrote: "Indeed it is..."It's the whole reason we're having these pronunciation problems! xD We wouldn't have this thread if English wasn't so weird :)
I say we pool our money and buy a French teacher, guys.
You know when you pronounce a character name a different way for so long and then you hear the author say the name differently and you're just like 
*stares pointedly at Sarah J Maas, Rick Riordan, I could go on...*
Everyone, please try to prounounce my name (from a book character): Veralidaine Sarrasri (then changed to Salmalín) ;)
And I definitely agree with everyone who is saying that the English language is silly.
Veh-rahl-ee-dane Sa-rah-sreeI love Daine :)
Eeeee!!! You do??? Me too!!! (Obviously XD) The Immortals is still my favourite series, I haven't found another one that surpasses it.
I have... but it's still a fantastic series, and my favourite of the Tortall ones :)
Yes, well, I must admit that I have read books that are written better, but I suppose I'm just hanging onto good memories from when I first read it and just have it stuck in my head. XD A question, what do you think of the other books Tamora Pierce has written, the ones not set in Tortall? I, myself, do not like them much.
I haven't read too many of them, but I did love the Circle of Magic series :)
Ah, ok then, I think I only read the first two books of that.
To be honest, I think anything written by Tamora Pierce is brilliant and awesome :)
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I love that series!! I should totally do a re-read of it sometime soon - Tamora Pierce's books are truly spectacular.
Aurora wrote: "Oh, one more thing: Loki.
I read this as Loh-key
And he is actually pronounced: Low-key
And the mighty Mjölnir will never be pronounced correctly from my mouth. Muh-joll-nir? Myoll-nir?
I asked ..."
Meow-meow? What's meow-meow?
I read this as Loh-key
And he is actually pronounced: Low-key
And the mighty Mjölnir will never be pronounced correctly from my mouth. Muh-joll-nir? Myoll-nir?
I asked ..."
Meow-meow? What's meow-meow?
My sister had never read The Hunger Games before seeing the movie version of it. The entire film she, and her boyfriend, thought everyone was saying Peter with a British accent for Peeta's name. I thought it was really funny once she told me :)
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In the Inkheart movie they pronounced it: 'Fa-reeed.'
I always pronounced it more like: 'Fa-rid.'
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His Aussie friends pronounce it 'Fa-rid' or 'Fah-rid'
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His Aussie friends pronounce it 'Fa-rid' or 'Fah-rid'"
I've always pronounced it both ways.
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His Aussie friends pronounce it 'Fa-rid' or 'Fah-rid'"
I have a cousin who's name is Farid.
I pronounce it Far-id. But I like both pronunciations:)
This is really dumb but there are a lot of words I know the meaning of from reading it so often but I can't pronounce it correctly. *blushes*
Yeah, I tend to embarrass myself quite often.
*nods*
I'll just say some word I've never heard in real life, but read a million times and some of my friends will give me whacko looks because I pronounced it wrong.
Happens all the time.
I'll just say some word I've never heard in real life, but read a million times and some of my friends will give me whacko looks because I pronounced it wrong.
Happens all the time.
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'Affidavit'
My pronunciation: Ah-FID-ah-vit
Actual pronunciation (apparently) : Ah-fi-DAY-vit
I pronounced it the same way you do. Haha
Example 1: Turns out Jace (pronounced by the majority Jay-ssss) is actually pronounced (Jay-c) Or at least that was how it was meant to be seen and pronounced. Just hearing that, don't you feel as if you know nothing? It's like everything I knew about that name was false.
To tell you truth, I refuse to call Jace, Jay-cee. I just can't. Don't take Jace away from me!
So, has this ever occurred to you? Have you ever mispronounced a character's name and found out that the way you have been pronouncing it is wrong? As well as this, do you think it matters, how a name is pronounced?