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Old 05-02-2017, 09:41 AM   #48
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Originally Posted by Keslynn View Post
I read somewhere that for the audiobooks of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, the author worked closely with the narrators to ensure that character and place names were pronounced properly. I read most of the series in paper and then listened to one in audio. Turns out I'd been pronouncing a few things wrong in my head as I read.
One of my many pet peeves is an author's use of odd invented names with multiple possible pronunciations. It's jarring to have decided on one pronunciation in your head and then find out the author intended another pronunciation.
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