Sirius' Name

[tania_schr]

No: HPFGUIDX 75371

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Garrett" <aimking0110 at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubs99111" <cubs9911 at a...> 
> wrote:
> > Hey guys, just a quick question.  Is Sirius pronounced like the 
word
> > Serious?  For some reason I have pronounced the name in my head 
as 
> > Sirus.  For some reason whenever I read his name I guess I would 
> > subconsciously eliminate the second I.  Similarly I always read 
> > prefects as perfects.  
> > 
> > 
> > Joe (knowing that unfortunatly no matter how his name is 
> pronounced, 
> > he is still gone)
> 
> Hey I do the same thing no big deal as long as you know who your 
> talking about. pronunciation isnt that big of a deal.
> 
> Garrett

I think you are pronouncing it right if you are reading in English.  
That is how everyone I know (including myself) pronounces it.  I 
have several friends reading the books in Spanish, and like all 
words in Spanish, every vowel is pronounced so it sounds a little 
more like "serious". 

Tania