[HPforGrownups] Lupin - How to pronounce it?

[Terry van Ettinger]

No: HPFGUIDX 35789

Jim Dale in his version of the books pronounces it Debbie's way as well.  It
also seems to fit better with Peeves's taunt, IMO.  I have a hard time
picturing a French pronounciation in that little jibe.  If I pronounce it as
I think it would be in French, the stress gets away from the LU and more on
PIN, which would give "LOOpy LOOpy luPIN,", and that doesn't work for me
rhythmically.

Terry, who hopes this has enough substance.


> I pronounce it like loop-in *shrugs* probably completely wrong but once
you start saying it like that it hard to change.
>
> Debbie
>
> >>> "lucky_kari" <lucky_kari at yahoo.ca> 02/27/02 09:23am >>>
<snip>
> Having a good education in French, I pronounced it that way, the same
> way as an animated cartoon character of the same name :-). Suddenly,
> though, it occurs to me that I'm probably not very representative.