[HPforGrownups] Animagi - Pronunciation

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In a message dated 12/6/00 12:51:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
kippesp at swbell.net writes:

<< At 10:48 PM 12/5/2000, Caius wrote:
 >I'm working on another song, this time about the Animagi: how is the
 >word pronounced? I assume the word ends with a "j" rather than a
 >hard "g", and with a long "i" rather than a long "e" (as in Gift of
 >the Magi)- but I could be wrong - how is it rendered in the
 >audiotapes?
 
 Although Scholastic has a pronunciation guide 
 (http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/books/index.htm), their recordings 
 of "Animagi" and "Animagus" are different than, say, JKR's.  It could be an 
 accent thing.  But this is at least one way. >>
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Jim Dale pronounces it ANI MA GEE

I hope this helps
   Tessie