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I've always been curious about how people pronouce different names in the books I read. Here's a little list of how I pronouce some things: Mogget: Maw-get Sabriel: SAY-bree-ehl Lireal: LIR-ee-ehl...

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Does anyone have any idea how to say "Ancelstierre"? I haven't come up with a way of how to say it so I can't do the pronunciations thingy. Sorry dudes

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An-Sell-Stee-Air, if I'm not mistaken. Try the phonetic.

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I agree with Mogget1. An-sell-ste-arie.

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Wow, I pronounce it completely different:Ang-cless-CHAIR or sometimes

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Hmm. It could be like that. If we had the audio version then we could know for sure.

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Well, you have to wonder if the audio source is author informed. As for me: Sabriel: Like it looks - Sahb-bree-el Lireal: I used to say Leer-eel, but now it's Lih-rail Mogget: Mogg-ett Clayr: Same way...

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Ancelstierre- Same as Llyn 119Belisaere- Beh-liz-airWyverly- wiv-er-li

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Sabriel: Sab-bree-elle Lireal: Lirr-ee-elleMogget: Maw-gett Clayr: Clay-errAncelstierre: Ann-cell-ess-tireAbhorsen: Ab-hor-senYrael: Yah-railSanar: Saan-arrRyelle: Ri-elle (long i)Yeah, well, I'm from...

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Hm...some of mine are the same, but I say some differently, so...yeah. Mogget: Moh-getSabriel: Say-bree-elLirael: Lee-rih-elAbhorsen: Ab-hor-sin (same as everyone else, lol)Clayr: Clay-erYrael:...

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Sorry if these are funky! (I'm American!)Mogget: MAW-getSabriel: Sab-ree-ELLirael: LEER-aye-elAbhorsen: ABE-hor-senClayr: ClairYrael: RI-elOrranis: Or-RAN-isRanna: RAW-naMosrael: MOSS-ri-elKibeth:...

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I've always thought of Sabriel as rhyming with Gabriel. I don't think there's much dispute in that.And am I the only one who pronounces Yrael 'EE-rye-ell'? Or Belisaere 'BEL-ih-SEER-eh'? I think I was...

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Hey Rumm, I like how you say Yrael! I just might convert to that. I say things weirdly too; I was shocked to find out that I'm the only one who says Ancelsierre as "Ang-cless-CHAIR (or...

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Maybe we could create the alternative pronunciation committe...Another one I always wondered about was Horyse. Is it just 'Horace' with a fancy spelling? Or 'Hor-raise', 'Hor-rise', 'Hor-rees'?Maybe...

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Naw, I don't think that Nix would add a "y" for no apparent reason. I always pronounce it "Horace". *shrug*

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Here is how Tim Curry reding the books pronounces them...(I'm not very good at that )Ancelstierre: An-ssel-sstiareLirael: Lir-ealNehima: Ne-hima (short e, sharp h)Horyse: Hor-eeseTindall: Tind'll or...

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wow! this is so cool!my Yrael is like ear - ay - el. The eer is like the spanish verb "ir"my freind pronounces it like the angel Uriel. so...Yrael: ear - ay - elle (like french)Clayir: cla -...

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Sayre sounds like it's all one syllable. It sort of blends.The mysteries of the Old Kingdom revealed...

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I can never get it right. i say it kind of "Sah ir " but I supose it might be sair, like stair without a t."Starlight filled his eyes with glowing tears, and he began his own fall towards the sky"

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Mogget: Maw-getSabriel: Say-bree-elLirael: La-rie-elAbhorsen: A-bor-senClayr: ClaireYrael: Ye-rih-elOrranis: Or-ran-isRanna: Ra-naMosrael: Moss-ray-elKibeth: Kih-bethDyrim: Die-rimBelgaer:...

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The capital letters are what I accentMAW-getLI-ra-elSAY-bree-elAnc-less-ti-ERREBelis-AEREy-RA-el (y is like you)ClaireRA-naMOS-ra-elBEL-ga-erDI-rim (di as in did)KI-beth (Ki like kim, but more...

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