Etymology of 'Accio' and more

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 160881

 
> montims:
 My gut feeling (probably wrong) is that Americans pronounce
> > both "serious" and "Sirius" the way that Brits pronounce "Sirius," 
and
> > the Brits pronounce "serious" with a stronger, longer "ee" sound. 
I'm
> > thinking that the first syllable of "cirrus" (as in cirrus cloud)
> > illustrates the sound I hear in both "serious" and "Sirius." Is that
> > what anybody else hears?

Potioncat:
We need an audio-visual. Purely for teaching purposes, I suggest we all 
go the Restricted Area, take the MTMNBN of our choice, and listen for 
Sirius and serious. That's something most of us have. Report here with 
enough information for the rest of us to find the scene so we can 
compare what we hear. (Surely Hermione has said, "Oh seriously, Ron!")

Keep in mind, we should not discuss the movie itself, only the 
pronunciation---or we may incite the list-elves to take appropriate 
action.

MTMNBN = Medium That Must Not Be Named. (Harry Potter movie)