[HPforGrownups] Off Topic Pronunciation Amusement

[Simon Biber]

No: HPFGUIDX 7375

Hmm. I wouldn't pronounce it any of those. I would use three syllables, not
four, and say ED-en-bra.

> Neil Ward wrote:
>
> > We talked a while back about the origins of the Weasleys, trying to pin
down
> > their accents.  The fact that the kids call Molly 'Mum' tends to knock
> > certain regional accents out of the picture.  If they were from
Liverpool,
> > for example, they would most likely call her 'Mam' and if they were from
the
> > north of England they might favour 'Mother' or 'Ma'.
>
> An off-topic smile for the Brits' enjoyment: My husband (well educated,
well
> traveled American) was in conversation one time with a executive from
Scotland,
> who was being rather officious about pronunciations of Edinburgh. He was
> lecturing my husband that it was pronounced /ED-in-bur-oh/, but continued
that
> most people would say /Ed-in-bur-uh/. Etc. My husband let him wind down,
then
> floored him by pointing out (accurately) that most people in America would
> pronounce it /ED-in-burg/. Which is actually  how I (well educated, NOT
well
> traveled), in fact pronounced it until after we were married. Goes to show
> ignorance and stupidity are not the same. I hope.
>
> --Amanda
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