[HPforGrownups] Potter pronunciation WAS:Re: Etymology of "Occlumency" and "Legilimency"

[Janette]

No: HPFGUIDX 160787

> Charles:
>
> Of course this has given over to a pet peeve with the movie: the
> pronunciation of the "accio" spell. They give it the sound "ACK-ee-
> oh". That thing on the Scholastic website pronounces it "ASS-ee-oh".
> Fry pronounces it with the much more sensible "AKS-ee-oh" reminiscent
> of the word access (wherefrom I think it is possible the spell came).
>
> Charles, who cringes every time that spell comes up in the GOF movie.


montims:
As do I, but for a different reason - having lived in Italy for 10 years, I
cannot read accio as other than ATCH-ee-oh.  I realise I am in the minority,
though, as I am with my pronunciation of knuts (canutes) and other words...
May I add that yes, for me, Sirius rhymes in its first syllable with
bilious, and serious shares the first same syllable with series...


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