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08-11-2005, 09:45 AM
| | | HBP additions to HP Pronounciation Guide
Scholastic's Official Harry Potter pronunciation guide has been updated to include various references and characters from ' Half-Blood Prince'. The list will obviously contain spoilers from the sixth book so please do not go to it if you've not yet finished the novel.
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08-11-2005, 09:59 AM
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|  *is bored* Bicorn
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| cool...  (1st 2 post yay) but does it really matter if ppl pronounce words wrong? |
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08-11-2005, 10:01 AM
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| | Doxy
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Second | That's really useful, now I know how those difficult words are supposed to be said!! I remember in some of the earlier books I thought words were said one way then I spoke to friends about it or watched the films and discovered I'd been saying them wrong for ages!! At least now I won't curse anyone with the wrong spell!! |
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08-11-2005, 10:33 AM
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| | Grindylow
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| That's crazy ; but funny too... |
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08-11-2005, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Anirock That's crazy ; but funny too... | yeah i find it pretty funny too .......  but u no i do hav trouble pronouncing that school from france in the 4th book....beaxtoun (sp? i cant even spell it  ) and i checked out that guide....i didnt have that word...oh well  |
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08-11-2005, 10:43 AM
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Crystal Zitsburg Department of Mysteries | That's a really useful website, could help a lot of people, especially younger ones. |
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08-11-2005, 10:45 AM
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| Kaplinski Rival NOT Strange or Evil Inspirational Bugbear
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Originally Posted by sweetbaby yeah i find it pretty funny too .......  but u no i do hav trouble pronouncing that school from france in the 4th book....beaxtoun (sp? i cant even spell it  ) and i checked out that guide....i didnt have that word...oh well  | My friend (who lived in France for several years and speaks the language fluently) said it's pronounced Bow-baton. With a slight accent on the second part. |
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08-11-2005, 10:52 AM
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| Ginny, we go way backAt Wentwater Augurey
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Originally Posted by sweetbaby yeah i find it pretty funny too .......  but u no i do hav trouble pronouncing that school from france in the 4th book....beaxtoun (sp? i cant even spell it  ) and i checked out that guide....i didnt have that word...oh well  | Actually, the guide does have Beauxbatons listed...second page...or scroll (whatever) |
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08-11-2005, 10:54 AM
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| His life is like a river Kneazle
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| Interesting, the 'Voldemort' pronounciation is funny. I have been wondering for a while how to pronounce Baxabatons, I always said it how it is spelled, and now I can finally say 'Horcrux's' confidently. |
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08-11-2005, 11:36 AM
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| Minty Mouthwash Plimpy
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| Lol. I should pick that up, considering that my mother just informed me that I've been pronouncing apparition wrong, lol. I am horrible when it comes to pronouncing some of those words. Well at least I think I'm pronouncing them right, but then am told that I'm not. Ah well |
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08-11-2005, 11:54 AM
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| *dreamy face* Dugbog
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| it is very useful, i think, especially for the foreign readers such as myself. |
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08-11-2005, 12:11 PM
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| | Faerie
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| That's actually very interesting.
I never suspected "Lestrange" wouls be pronounced "Le-STRAWNGE" or that "Anamagi" was pronounced "Ani-mayj-i" or that "Seamus" was pronounced "Shame-us" (though I should have know with "Sean" being "Shawn".
Anyways, cool stuff!  |
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08-11-2005, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Lupin Jr Interesting, the 'Voldemort' pronounciation is funny. I have been wondering for a while how to pronounce Baxabatons, I always said it how it is spelled, and now I can finally say 'Horcrux's' confidently. | Ahhh! I noticed that too... keke VOL-de-more?!? Ahhh but the 'T'.. *POINTS* |
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08-11-2005, 12:51 PM
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| | Jobberknoll
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Nikki | that's pretty awesome |
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08-11-2005, 01:06 PM
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| LMAO i clicked on Voldemort, and i laughed...  but pretty cool tho |
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08-11-2005, 01:15 PM
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| | Kappa
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Audrey Clark Second | i remember i thought patronus was "pay-tro-nis" and then the movie came out and they're all saying "puh-tro-nis." I was just like "WHAT?!???"  |
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08-11-2005, 01:59 PM
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|  *is bored* Bicorn
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| hmm...it seems to be most of us have been pronouncing the words wrong  it just seems funny how everyone pronounced a word a diffrent way hehe |
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08-11-2005, 02:07 PM
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Marcella Riddle Graduated | The pronounciation of Lestrange surprised me -- I've always said Le-strang. Animagi and animagus surprised me when the PoA film came out. As did patronus. |
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08-11-2005, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by CrazyMoonyFan That's a really useful website, could help a lot of people, especially younger ones. | awwww, gee. You're cute LeeBee. So............I shouldn't admit that I added it to my favorites for Future Reference?
I'll be honest, the French words and names had me confused, so did a few others........since Lee has such high opinion of older people reading, I shan't say which they were  |
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08-11-2005, 02:40 PM
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Kasandra Tonks Magical Creatures | Well that is really usefull... somethimes i wonder how you pronoce some word in the book. |
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08-11-2005, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by purplebublz That's really useful, now I know how those difficult words are supposed to be said!! I remember in some of the earlier books I thought words were said one way then I spoke to friends about it or watched the films and discovered I'd been saying them wrong for ages!! At least now I won't curse anyone with the wrong spell!! | hehe im the same way. I guess when I read the books I say the words in my head a certain way and in the movie they say it a different. and yeah..their way makes more sense than what i say in my head haha
~~> hahahha. Voldemort is prounced "he-who-must-not-be-named" HAHAHA i got a kick out of that one.
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08-11-2005, 03:49 PM
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Mione Borthwick Sixth Year | That is not how i thought veritaserum was pronunced, but i guess it fits. And now I finally know how to say some words  |
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08-11-2005, 03:51 PM
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| | | Thats a zoid pronounciation guide. | |
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08-11-2005, 04:01 PM
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| News Admin Platform 9 3/4 Mod Weasley's Wizard Wheezes Mod News Goddess Abraxan
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| I couldn't hear any of the pronounciations on the site - except for Voldemort's. Hmm, I wonder if that means anything... |
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