pronunciation (was re Mea Culpa)

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> btw, how does one (do other ppl) pronounce Auror?
> 
> stormStorm asked:

>btw, how does one (do other ppl) pronounce Auror?

I generally consider Jim Dale's pronunciations definitive because he 
checked them with JKR as he went (of course, he only checked words he 
was uncertain of.  I for one think "obliviate" is pronounced 
"ob-liv-i-ah-tay"--sounds more Latin--but JD disagrees).  

Back to Auror.  So much for definitive:  he pronounces it two 
different ways!  Usually AU-ror, as Nathan says, like "horror" without 
the "h," but at least once he pronounced it "au-ROAR."  I assume that 
latter was an error. 

I listened before I read, and it was really funny trying to figure out 
the spellings (Bonsbatons?  McGonagle?  Griffindor?  Vila (as in 
Bob)?).  Because of Dale's British accent I thought Dumbledore's 
phoenix was named Forks!

Amy Z

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"Aaah, I was going to have a fight.  Okay, I'll lose a bet."
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the above exchange was delivered so hilariously by JD that I had to 
pull over and laugh my *** off before it was safe to resume driving