Pronunciations

Moonraker · Post by **Moonraker** » 01 Jul 2007, 17:10

I have always pronounced Fatty's surname, Trotteville as Trotter-vil However, Duncan McLaren pronounced it as Trot-vil.

How do you pronounce it?

Mollybob · Post by **Mollybob** » 01 Jul 2007, 17:17

I've always pronounced it as Trot-vil. Mind you, I think I mispronounce a lot of names in my head when reading. There are often no clear rules on how to pronounce something in English and it can be very difficult to know the correct pronunciation if you haven't heard the word/name before.

Moonraker · Post by **Moonraker** » 01 Jul 2007, 17:22

True. Agatha Christie uses names that I have no idea how to pronounce. For example, Aristide Leonides. There are countless other examples. Why do writers choose such names?

Matthew Roberts · Post by **Matthew Roberts** » 01 Jul 2007, 17:26

I pronounce it Trot-vil, too.

As for Agatha Christie, I think I am helped out by the enormous number of audio books I listen to. I have stacks of them read by David Suchet and Hugh Fraser and others, and so I pretty much follow their lead.

The same goes for Stephen Fry and Harry Potter, particularly the pronunciation of spells and incantations.

Post by **Anita Bensoussane** » 01 Jul 2007, 17:59

Trotter-vil for me! Including the word "trotter" in the surname of a fat boy could possibly be deliberate on the part of Enid Blyton, I think. After all, she also had a fat girl named Alma Pudding, which really is the name of a stodgy pudding.

I was never quite sure how to pronounce "Galliano" as a child - I pronounced it (and still do) as Galley-AH-no, with the stress on the middle syllable. Any other variations?

Anita

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » 01 Jul 2007, 18:03

I've always thought of it as Trotter-vil. It's never occurred to me it might be something else - although I suppose it could just easily be.

Ming · Post by **Ming** » 01 Jul 2007, 18:31

Trot-vil and Galli-AH-no for me!

Viv of Ginger Pop · Post by **Viv of Ginger Pop** » 01 Jul 2007, 20:03

Ming wrote:Trot-vil and Galli-AH-no for me!

... and me!

Viv

HeatherS · Post by **HeatherS** » 01 Jul 2007, 23:03

Trot-vil for me too. Although for years as a child I misread the word and added another syllable that wasn't there. I read the word as "trottleville", and pronounced it in my head as trot-el-vil. Then one day I realised there was no "l" in the middle. Oops!

Lucky Star · Post by **Lucky Star** » 02 Jul 2007, 00:57

Ming wrote:Trot-vil and Galli-AH-no for me!

Same for me. Idont know about Trotter-vil, there is no r in the name so I never pronounced it. That said it's a litle like our visions of the settings - everyone has their own mental pictures and their own pronunciations too.

Jen-Jen · Post by **Jen-Jen** » 02 Jul 2007, 09:10

I also pronounce it as Trot - vil.

With so many ways of pronouncing words, I'm sure poor Watzisname would have gotten heaps of funny versions of his real name - that is if anyone could remember it!!!!

Mollybob · Post by **Mollybob** » 02 Jul 2007, 10:54

Hi Anita,

I can at least confirm that your pronunciation of Galliano is correct. It's an Italian name and Italian rules on pronunciation are quite clear

Sonia

Kitty · Post by **Kitty** » 02 Jul 2007, 12:10

Trot-ev-ill for me - or that's the closest way I can type it, anyway.

Susie · Post by **Susie** » 12 Jul 2007, 18:37

My mum read it to me when I was younger as Trot-vil so for me it's always been trot-vil same with Galliano.
Anita} you remind me of this shop I sometimes past it's called Trotters.

Almas · Post by **Almas** » 12 Jul 2007, 19:11

Even I've always pronounced it as Trot-Vil. At first I used tp prouounce "Anne" as "Annie" . At that time I had no knowledge of Western names!

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