Sunday, March 23, 2014
The Four Elements EXTRA: Pronounciations
Dear all,
To those who are reading The Four Elements and do not know how to pronounce certain words such as Horonza, this is for you. Below are the pronunciations. I hope they will help you readers when you are reading the book.
Ariel (Ar-EE-el) I know, it should be Air-EE-l, but I, as the author, have total power over the story, ( Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!) and I thought, let's think a bit differently...
Horonza (Hor-on-sa) Simple sounding, in my opinion, but if your confused, right here.
Anronora (An-ron-nor-a) It just sounds like how it's spelled. Pretty simple.
Forenza (For-an-sa) I got this from the word forest, if you see, "Fore" in Forenza is like forest.
Lorandia (Lor-an-dee-a) Again, simple. It's sounds just the way it's spelled.
Dindinia (Den-din-nee-a) I know, I know, the double "Din's" are the same, but...
Canteronda ( Can-tur-on-da) Reminds me of cantaloupe....
Leonora (Leo-nor-a) Pretty simple, but if you think it's pronounced differently... This is the REAL way.
Slynania (Sl-non-nia) I named this after Slytherin ( Sort of...) for my partner, Sara.
Lord Cormandes ( Cor-mon-des) We're just doing the Cormandes part;You should know how to say Lord by now.
Mount Makoniji ( Mac-on-nee-gi) I know. To me it sounds Japanese, does it sound Japanese to you?
Borne (Bor-n) Okay. Again. Simple as that. The "e" made it look a bit different. "Born" just seems boring to me.
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(:. Why is the Y in Slynania silent? Thanks 4 naming it for me. (You're right, I adore Slytherin. (And Ravenclaw, not nearly as much.)) And apparently, that was the only thing I pronounced wrong. Sincerely, Sara
ReplyDeleteIt seems kind of like it, but if I say it to you, it would probably make more sense. I just didn't put the Y in there. Your welcome by the way. (P.S. Are you Sips? Just wondering...)
Delete--Lisa :)