The Picard Maneuver to Lemmy Be [email protected] • edit-29 months agoI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenlemmy.worldimagemessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up11.33Kcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.33KimageI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver to Lemmy Be [email protected] • edit-29 months agomessage-square181fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•9 months agoOK, so then I’m proud of the fact that I thought Hermione from the Harry Potter books was pronounced HER-me-own.
minus-squareThe Picard ManeuverOPlinkfedilink7•9 months agoI pronounced it the same way, until whichever book has that scene with Viktor Krum pronouncing it wrong and being corrected. I believe the story goes that Rowling included that scene because there were so many of us doing it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•9 months agoThat’s how we pronounce it in Spain! Actually the H has no sound, so she’s just “er-me-on”
OK, so then I’m proud of the fact that I thought Hermione from the Harry Potter books was pronounced HER-me-own.
I pronounced it the same way, until whichever book has that scene with Viktor Krum pronouncing it wrong and being corrected. I believe the story goes that Rowling included that scene because there were so many of us doing it.
That’s how we pronounce it in Spain! Actually the H has no sound, so she’s just “er-me-on”
So how is it pronounced?
Her my ohnee
Her - my - un - ee