[HPforGrownups] Re: Pronunciation of Voldemort

[Buttercup]

No: HPFGUIDX 75542



 
> > > Dan wrote:

> > Rowling does not pronounce the T, I know. In
> several audio 
> > interviews, notably the Diane Rehm Show, Rowling
> pronounced it VOL-
> > duh-more. On top of that, the Scholastic website's
> pronunciation 
> > guide says VOL-duh-more. 
> > 
> > In an interview, Rowling said that she pronounces
> it VOL-duh-more, 
> > but that she thought she was the only one who did.
> I would contend 
> > that she's the only one whose pronunciation
> matters.
> > 
> > So why did they say it differently in the film?
> Even Jim Dale, who 
> > said VOL-duh-more in the audio versions of books
> 1-4, started 
> > pronouncing the T for book 5. Why oh why?

Buttercup:

Thanks for clearing that up. I, too, was wondering why
Jim Dale gave it a silent "t" in books 1-4, then
changed the pronunciation in book 5. You're right. JKR
is the author, and she would know how it's pronounced. 

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Buttercup

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