Pronunciation of 'Knuts' (was Re: Crookshanks)

[Rita Winston]

No: HPFGUIDX 14615

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Gaynor Thomas" <gaynor at c...> wrote:

> Lots of "kn" words in English are pronounced with a silent k (eg 
> knight, knife, knot etc.) so I suppose the k in "knut" and 
> "kneazle" should be silent too...but I have to say I prefer the
> sound of "knut" with a sounded "k"!

I dunno about Kneazle, but I believe that Knud SHOULD be pronounced 
with a K, so that it can be related to King Canute (King of the 
Danelaw in Britain) who put his throne on the beach and ordered 
the to stop coming in and get his feet wet. Canute in English is Knud 
in Danish, like Knudsen dairy products.