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Old 05-09-2011, 08:28 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by wayrad
Of course, if the author's pronunciation isn't reasonable, it's even more irritating. A while ago I read a fantasy in which the author wanted "kitsune" to be pronounced "kit-SOON-ay".
Actually, the author didn't invent that word, or its pronunciation. It's Japanese for "fox."

But I get where you're coming from. I can't stand the apostrophe abuse that many fantasy authors take part in, myself. "My name is j'Oh'n. j'Oh'n s'My'th'"
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