Pronunciation of 'Knuts' (was Re: Crookshanks)

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 14623

I think a Scandinavian pronunciation would be like you say, Rita, 
"ca-noot." Dale's pronunciation, "ca-nut," makes me cringe every time 
I hear it.
--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Rita Winston" <catlady at w...> wrote:
> --- 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.