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TurnoftheTide
02-15-2003, 11:43 PM
The other day I watched the DVD promo thing that the Leaky Cauldron website posted. Anyways, I was shocked to hear that it pronounced Rowling as "Row-ling" as in "Cow". I always pronounced it like "Rowl-ing" like Bowl.

Bleu Unicorn
02-16-2003, 12:55 AM
I always pronounced it like "raw-ling" - 'cos that's how I've always heard it. Honestly I dunno how it's pronounced! We're probably all wrong! :D

Ravenclaw
02-16-2003, 06:24 AM
I've heard people pronounce it "Roe-ling" Like, Roe, roe, roe your boat gently down the stream....

I do it the way your DVD thing pronounced it: Row-ling.

Fleurdelacour
02-16-2003, 04:08 PM
It's pronounced Rolling as in Rolling Pin.

She was bullied at school because of her surname, and got called, Rolling Pin, and Rolling Stone..

Whose got the last laugh now ;)

Elfëa
02-17-2003, 08:55 AM
Hmm...

if I pronounce it as in Finnish I'd say "Rovlinng" or something like that... :p

in English I think I go for same as Raven :)

Colli
02-22-2003, 09:24 PM
It's pronounced Roe-ling, as in Roe v Wade. ;)

I just enjoy coming up with new ways to show how it's pronounced...

Turned on the news today and discovered that I was pronouncing "Gambon" entirely wrong.

xKatiexBellx
03-22-2003, 05:33 PM
Rowling for what I know is pronounced like Rolling as in rolling on the floor laughing: :rotfl:

lithorose
03-22-2003, 06:34 PM
How did you pronounce Gambon? I pronounce it gam-Bone, like it's Spanish, cause uh, I think it is;)

Colli
03-22-2003, 10:29 PM
I was putting the emphasis on "Gam" and then saying "bon" like "bun", as in a hamburger bun. :D

xKatiexBellx
03-22-2003, 10:31 PM
interesting...:sleep: :sleep: :sleep: bored person

glaelia
03-23-2003, 09:08 AM
kaite you have me quoted in your sig!! GAH! elfea is evil!! :mad:

oh and for once... i agree with colli ;) that's how i pronounce gambon too...