2t or not 2t /Narcissa Muggle-born? /wiz univ /wands /Time Turner

[cornflower_o_shea]

No: HPFGUIDX 31694

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "catlady_de_los_angeles" <catlady at w...> 
wrote:
> Amy Z wrote:
> 
> > Both Jim Dale and Stephen Fry could check pronunciations with JKR
> > as they worked, and they came up with different pronunciations 
of 
> > this and many other words.
> 
> I don't know any excuse for the other variant pronunciations, but 
> probably so many people in the wizarding world have never heard 
the 
> word 'Voldemort' spoken, so if they see it in writing, they have 
to 
> guess how to pronounce it, and come up with different guesses.
> 

Why do why think there IS only one way to pronounce Voldemort? There 
are bunches of different ways "Harry" is pronounced in the book - 
based on original language of the speaker (English, French, etc.), 
dialect (tendancy to drop /h/ sounds at the beginning of words, for 
example), etc. Tons of words in English have three or four standard 
dictionary pronuncations, plus scads of dialect prononciations. 
"You say tomato, I say tomahto...you say Voldemor...I say VoldemorT. 
Let's call the whole thread off, OH! Let's call the whole thread 
off!"

ps. Just kidding about calling the whole thread off - since I 
actually teach pronunciation I eat this stuff up. Different threads 
for different folks.

Cheers!
-Cornflower O'Shea