pronunciations

Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer pennylin at swbell.net
Tue Dec 12 22:18:46 UTC 2000


No: HPFGUIDX 6722

Hi --

Simon wrote:

> Amanda wrote: "Sooooo, why, Caius, do you think the British would
> pronounce Voldemort with a French accent? I've always thought it would
> rhyme with "short," not "more." Does anyone have any evidence for the
> pronunciation that I'm missing?"
>
> This is interesting. When I first read the books there was no question
> in my mind. Voldemort should be pronounced to rhyme with more. I
> never, until I got on this group, thought about the possibility of any
> other pronunciation.

Me too, Simon!  I never even considered pronouncing it to rhyme with
"short."  And, of course, Jim Dale pronounces it to rhyme with "more,"
which reinforced that pronounciation in my mind.

Penny



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