[HPforGrownups] Re: Pronunciation

[illyana delorean]

No: HPFGUIDX 52584


>I stupidly wrote:
>p.s. It does bug me when people say "serious" when reading Sirius'
>name. It is the name of a star (and a satellite radio company), and
>is not made up (I know all of you already know this)! I met a
>self-proclaimed "Harry Potter genius" who mispronounced the name, and
>it really got on my nerves!
>
>then, Tess wrote:
>Black's first name isn't supposed to be pronounced "serious"?  Huh--I
>had no idea.  That's how the woman on the Scholastic website says it
>(but see below for more of my thoughts on her).  Could someone please
>tell me how it should be pronounced?  I knew it was the name of a
>star, but I thought the star was also pronounced "serious."  Way to
>go, Astronomy 110!
>

Sorry! I meant to say "don't say 'serious' when reading..."

What I mean is that they pronounce it like the name "Sirus" or 
"Cyrus" (I think it can be spelled both ways, but it's 6am and I woke 
up an hour ago, so my brain is not exactly working as well as it 
should be!

illyana, who should definately stop posting before she makes any more 
little errors!
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