[HPforGrownups] Pronunciation

[IAmLordCassandra at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 52550

In a message dated 2/19/2003 10:15:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
editor at texas.net writes:


> GulPlum: 

> As far as I'm concerned, there is only one possible valid pronunciation,
> 
> so
> > I wondered what HPFGUers thought.
> >
> > So, is it Ani(MAH)gus, Ani(MAY)gus, An(EYE)(MAY)gus, or something else?
> > (in the absence of the phonetic alphabet, I hope the above choices make
> sense)
> 

Amanda: 

> Actually, the difference I've noticed is not in the vowel pronunciation, but
> in the "g."
> /an-i-may-gus/ versus /an-i-may-jus/ (that latter having a /j/ sound as in
> "mage"). The latter sounds totally weird to me, but I've heard it and it
> certainly has a valid derivation.
> 
> Thoughts?

Me:  

Well, a friend of mine pronounces it "Ah-nee-ma-goos" (with goos sounding 
like 'goose'). Now whenever I read 'Animagus' I hear that in my head XP 

~Cassie~ 


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