Damon Bennet
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I pronounced it like that for years but eventually switched since I was was the only one. Now I feel redeemed and stupid for changing
JK Rowling says we have all been pronouncing Voldegif wrong
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Closest word I can think of for that "an" sound that an English-speaking person would know is 'Ankh'.
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no one cares. especially since she couldn't bother to correct it in the movies.
after the books are over...hey, Dumbeldore is gay.
And Ron's grandparents were black.
Harry has a sister he doesn't know about.
mmmhmm.
after the books are over...hey, Dumbeldore is gay.
And Ron's grandparents were black.
Harry has a sister he doesn't know about.
mmmhmm.
It's like fan fiction that ends up being canon.
You made those last couple up, right?
Anyone who listened to the audiobooks knew how to correctly say his name. It always drove me crazy that it was wrong in the movies.
She doesn't care what you say either. She's not being pedantic about it, just sharing how she envisioned the name.
She also says Dumbledore is gay, but I never read him as such, and her stating otherwise didn't change that. In fact I never attached a sexuality to him. The silent T thing will be just the same, I'll never call him Voldemor.
I don't agree with the idea that the author is in control of how something should be interpreted in their book once published.
I don't agree with the idea that the author is in control of how something should be interpreted in their book once published.
The Real Abed
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WrenchNinja
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Yeah, ol' Tom Riddle loves him some french
TheLostBigBoss
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Authorial intent is bullshit, let there be non silent T
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How many people buy audio books out of the entire fandom?
SliceSabre
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It feels better to say it with the t than without, more sinister.
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She isn't pushing it on people. It's just more info that gets brought up. She didn't put it in the books and she doesn't get mad about us not knowing or seeing it.
At this point i can't tell if these are satire or not.
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I don't trust audiobook pronunciation of names. I listened to a few examples of the A song of ice and fire books and the pronunciations of names in it were terrible.
You do realize this is the biggest book franchise of all time, right
Here she is saying the exact same thing in 1999: http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/1999/1099-orangecounty-takahama.html
You do realize that seven is the most magical number, right?
WrenchNinja
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she let americans have sorcerer's stone
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That's fine but, she put it out there, and there are crazy people in the Harry Potter fanbase who will push it for her.
Stumpokapow
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given that "philosopher" was too challenging for her american audience, it shouldn't surprise that they also didn't recognize "mort" as french-derived
dehydratedbabies
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whatever.jiff
BertramCooper
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Yep, I remember that pronunciation guide.
You had to click "Voldemort" like three times before it gave you the pronunciation. It would go, "You-Know-Who," and then, "He Who Must Not Be Named," and then finally, "Vol-de-more."
I was confused when the first movie came out everyone was saying "-mort."
Tertullian
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Mind mildly blown.
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Oh well that makes sense, around the release of the 6th book I started thinking about how it was basically the french word for death on the end and how the T should probably be silent.
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I've always pronounced it the way Rowling has. I've never said the "t" ever. In fact, when the movies came out, I think I spent ten minutes bitching about them saying it wrong. (Ya, I'm one of those fans....)
In the theater troupe I was in, we had a reading group. We went to schools and libraries and whatever and read books in character. We did Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone in its entirety. I was Harry, Dumbledore, Hagrid and the Dark Lord. Never would have used the "t."
In the theater troupe I was in, we had a reading group. We went to schools and libraries and whatever and read books in character. We did Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone in its entirety. I was Harry, Dumbledore, Hagrid and the Dark Lord. Never would have used the "t."
Appropriate JIF.
So how does this affect me? should i seek therapy?
Also... how is it that Voldy can taboo words, like his name, to track The Order of the Phoenix in the last book? How does that work? does he just add different pronunciation and enunciation of his name? This opens a big can of worms. the S is silent
we did? i call him Voldermortorta... i think the 2 t's made it worse.
Also... how is it that Voldy can taboo words, like his name, to track The Order of the Phoenix in the last book? How does that work? does he just add different pronunciation and enunciation of his name? This opens a big can of worms. the S is silent
we did? i call him Voldermortorta... i think the 2 t's made it worse.
Walter White Walker
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Most of her fans won't have known this though, we/they were 10 when the first book came out.
entremet
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"Mort" sounds stupid, guys.
C'mon.
"More" is much classier, becoming of a Slytherin house member.
"More"
C'mon.
"More" is much classier, becoming of a Slytherin house member.
"More"
Lil'DigiOp
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Bitch, they say voldermort in the movies. Get out of here with ya George Lucas retcon ass girl.
Lol.
Lol.
Vol can also refer to theft, so it could be the theft of death. (Not sure about "de" vs "du" there, it's been too long)
entremet
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Frack the movies ;P
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Don't be rude. Philsopher has a different meaning in the larger, more influential US market, so of course an international franchise is going to want to be aware of that.
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This is some Toriyama level shit. I'll call him Tom.
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