On phonetics, phonology, and homophones.

[Carol]

Carol earlier: 
> > The same with Rickman's pronunciation of "veritaserum," which,
according to *my* Latin teacher, would start with a "w" sound for the
> "v." The "a" would be more of an "ah" rather than the schwa that
Rickman makes it (IIRC). It sounds upperclass British to me, but what
do I know?
> 
> Geoff:
> That brings back memories. Traditionally, English schools have
always taught v=w and c=k  and j=y in Latin as opposed to "church"
Latin. So I always pronounced Julius Caesar's name as 'Yoolius' Kaiser'.
> 
> That let's another red herring loose in the pronunciation pond!
>
Carol again:
Or a common bond, to change the metaphor, since that's exactly the
same school of Latin that I learned in Flagstaff, Arizona, except that
we pronounced the second "a" in "Caesar" like the "a" in "car" rather
than as a schwa. But "Ave" was "AH way," for example.

Carol, to whom church Latin sounds like Italian, but thinks it sounds
prettier than our version would in choral music