Archive for August 1st, 2007
Aug 01
Who put the “hair” in Harry Potter?
Uncategorized| 24 Comments »OK all you prickly pedants out there, tell me: How do you pronounce it? Harry Potter or Hairy Potter? I keep hearing announcers on CBC Radio say Hairy. Hairy Potter. That doesn’t sound right somehow. Doesn’t the name Harry rhyme with the name Mary? Harry. Mary. Hairy? Mairy? Hari Kari. Eek! This isn’t a phonetics [...]