Harry Potter Misconceptions - Page 5

Red Aviary · 08-09-2012, 03:19 PM

Every pronunciation of Ginny I've ever heard has been with a soft G.

Shinysavage · 08-09-2012, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Aviary

Every pronunciation of Ginny I've ever heard has been with a soft G.

This, which is why I'm so confused by Wheezybaby's comment about the movies

Taure · 08-09-2012, 10:10 PM

Maybe that's a Spanish "j".

Rin · 08-09-2012, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Wheezybaby

I used to think that Ginny was pronounced Jin-ee and even argued with my sister about it when we were little. The movies set me right though.

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Originally Posted by jadedmutt

Wait, what? It's not pronounced like that?

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Originally Posted by knight504

TBH, I still pronounce it as Jin-nee despite knowing it's wrong. Pronounced with a "g" rather than a "G", if you get what I mean.

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Originally Posted by Mercenary

A soft g versus a hard g.

Gouge. Hard G

Gin(like in Cotton gin) soft g.

If I recall correctly.

See, this is why International Phonetic Alphabet is useful.

Her name is pronounced [ˈʤɪ.nij].

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Originally Posted by Taure

Maybe that's a Spanish "j".

No, that's bad and you should feel bad.

Taure · 08-09-2012, 11:47 PM

Of course, it's only useful if the other people you're conversing with also know it. Even when I do know the correct IPA (I know most of the vowels but not the consonants) I tend to not use it, as it's pretty specialised knowledge. Also writing the symbols on the computer is a bitch.

Wheezybaby · 08-10-2012, 12:24 AM

Well, I dont know what to believe anymore.

knight504 · 08-10-2012, 02:34 AM

Follow your heart, Wheezybaby.

Seriously.

Aekiel · 08-10-2012, 06:20 AM

Ginny is pronounced like Genie, without the long ee sound in the middle. Better?

E. C. Scrubb · 08-10-2012, 06:24 AM

And on another note... It took me two years to realize that it was Madame Maxime

Not Madame Maxine

serenadeofhatred · 08-10-2012, 10:15 AM

I thought Dobby was a sort of giant bird. I have no idea why.

Silver Cat 777 · 08-10-2012, 05:01 PM

I thought Grindelwald was Grindwald. Didn't realise until I had to search it to write my own fic. -facepalm- Also, Minerva as Min-nev-ra. Didn't realise it was the same as the Roman goddess...

Edit: Hermione as Herm-ion

sirius009 · 08-11-2012, 12:25 AM

I didn't realize, until about a year ago, that Fay Dunbar was canon.

Taure · 08-11-2012, 01:00 AM

Strictly speaking she isn't. She's named in the video games, not the books. That said, JKR always maintained in interviews that there were 2 other Gryffindor girls in Harry's year to fill out the girls to number 5, so it's not like it's really anti-canon either.

Trooper · 08-11-2012, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by wordhammer

When I started reading fanfiction, I was confused about a growing interest in Arabian Nights/Harry Potter crossovers, as there were all these 'harem' stories.

These crossovers...where do I find them? And I presume there's some smut in it? >_>

OT: I had absolutely no misconceptions because I am that Awesome. Every time someone corrects me, I still have no misconception because my mind went back in time and made it so.

Russano · 08-12-2012, 12:48 AM

I spent 10 years of my freaking life pronouncing the Cruciatus Curse as the Crutacious Curse. It wasn't until I read a fanfic where the writer mangled it enough that I thought to myself "there's no way this idiot got it THIS wrong". The fact that I had it wrong, made it look twice as wrong as it was supposed to. Made me feel really stupid, especially since I've seen all the movies, and read tons of fanfics. It should of been so obvious, especially wtih Crucio being the incantation, which would of made zero sense had I been right.

wolf550e · 08-12-2012, 09:49 AM

@Russano: have.

E. C. Scrubb · 08-12-2012, 12:53 PM

On that note, I thought it was the Cruciatatus curse for a long time.

Silver Cat 777 · 08-12-2012, 02:09 PM

I thought Diffindo was the incantation for healing until I reread DH yesterday and realised that it was for the Cutting Curse... Epic fail...

ThomasLight · 08-12-2012, 04:13 PM

This one is going to be really dumb, but I had always read Prefect, as Perfect.

Celestin · 08-12-2012, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasLight

This one is going to be really dumb, but I had always read Prefect, as Perfect.

I had the same problem. Perfects as in the perfect students. And I still think it's a much cooler title that I plan to use in one of my stories.

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Silver Cat 777 First Year Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Canada Gender: Female Posts: 68	I thought Grindelwald was Grindwald. Didn't realise until I had to search it to write my own fic. -facepalm- Also, Minerva as Min-nev-ra. Didn't realise it was the same as the Roman goddess... Edit: Hermione as Herm-ion __________________ In a battle of wits, you would be unarmed. Some people hear voices, others see things, but the vast majority of humans is still completely without imagination. Without knowledge, humans would be nothing but a bunch of overdevelopped apes. Last edited by Silver Cat 777; 08-10-2012 at 05:14 PM.

08-12-2012, 02:09 PM	#98
Silver Cat 777 First Year Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Canada Gender: Female Posts: 68	I thought Diffindo was the incantation for healing until I reread DH yesterday and realised that it was for the Cutting Curse... Epic fail... __________________ In a battle of wits, you would be unarmed. Some people hear voices, others see things, but the vast majority of humans is still completely without imagination. Without knowledge, humans would be nothing but a bunch of overdevelopped apes.

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08-10-2012, 06:24 AM	#89
E. C. Scrubb Seventh Year Join Date: Jan 2012 Gender: Male Posts: 276	And on another note... It took me two years to realize that it was Madame Maxime Not Madame Maxine

08-10-2012, 10:15 AM	#90
serenadeofhatred Squib Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 29	I thought Dobby was a sort of giant bird. I have no idea why.

08-12-2012, 12:48 AM	#95
Russano Fourth Year Join Date: Aug 2012 Gender: Male Posts: 151	I spent 10 years of my freaking life pronouncing the Cruciatus Curse as the Crutacious Curse. It wasn't until I read a fanfic where the writer mangled it enough that I thought to myself "there's no way this idiot got it THIS wrong". The fact that I had it wrong, made it look twice as wrong as it was supposed to. Made me feel really stupid, especially since I've seen all the movies, and read tons of fanfics. It should of been so obvious, especially wtih Crucio being the incantation, which would of made zero sense had I been right.

08-12-2012, 09:49 AM	#96
wolf550e Death Eater Join Date: Nov 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 500 DLP Supporter	@Russano: have.

08-12-2012, 12:53 PM	#97
E. C. Scrubb Seventh Year Join Date: Jan 2012 Gender: Male Posts: 276	On that note, I thought it was the Cruciatatus curse for a long time.

08-12-2012, 04:13 PM	#99
ThomasLight Squib Join Date: Jul 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 31	This one is going to be really dumb, but I had always read Prefect, as Perfect.

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