Etymology of "Occlumency" and "Legilimency" (Was: Names wordplay)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 160820

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" <susiequsie23 at ...> wrote:

SSSusan:
> I do, yes.  Jim Dale pronounces Alicia Spinnet as "Ah-LEE-see-ah" but 
> pronounces Lucius Malfoy as "LU-shuhs."  Shouldn't it be LU-see-uhs" to 
> be consistent with the Alicia pronunciation?  Or am I just nuts?
> 
> The spell I struggle with is "accio."  I've always prounounced it "AH-
> see-oh" but I know some pronounce it "ACK-ee-oh."  If I'm not mistaken, 
> in TMWSNBN (the GoF one), Harry says the "ACK-" version during the 1st 
> task, but someone (Harry? someone else?) says the "AH-see" version 
> later.  The "ACK-" version makes sense if one considers the 
> word "accelerate," but somehow I've latched onto the "AH-see-oh."  I 
> see that the Scholastic pronunciation guide agrees with me.

Geoff:
Aren't the current set of threads regarding etymology and pronunciation 
bringing a breath of fresh air to the group?

We're not for ever focussing on Snape or Horcruxes or Harry's possible 
death. We're not being treated to "table tennis matches" where different 
contributors keep hammering the same point in the hope beloved of 
politicians that if something is said often enough, it will be true.

We are exchanging views in a genteel and civilsed way and demonstrating 
how erudite and wide-ranging our various backgrounds are.

Just taking up your points above, Susan, I go for Lu-see-uss as you do, 
mainly because I've seen posts linking Lucius etymologically with Lucifer.

As regards Accio, I've alreay commented on that one.