Pronunciations?

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I think there was a topic like this a while ago, but I figured since there are new people, and since we're all doing the read aloud thing, it might be fun to bring up again.

So, how do you pronounce certain words and names in the books? And maybe you could tell where you live as well, because accents might play into it. It think it would be interesting to see all the different ways that people pronounce things.

Eugenides: yoo-jen-EYE-dees
Magus: MAY-jus
Attolia: ah-TOLL-ee-ah
Eddis: EE-dis
Sounis: SOO-nis
Nahuseresh: na-HOO-ser-esh

And more that I can't think of, I'm sure.

Comments

[rowana.livejournal.com]

I pronounce Eugenides like Eugenics too, it seems to be the popular way of doing it. :) I find it interesting that so many people seem to say Eddis with a short 'E', as Gen said the Eddisians pronounces it. I think the Sounisians in 'the Thief' all pronounced it 'Ee-dis' with a long E instead.

Welcome to the comm!

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

No, it was the other way round. People who live there say, "EEE-dis" and everyone else says, "ED-is".

[rowana.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes! You're right. :)

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Hey, are you home? Jet-lagged?

[rowana.livejournal.com]

Mmm hmm. I think I've managed to sleep off the jet lag. :) I really, really hate seven hour flights.