Things that you thought were said differently

[BabyLlamaZen]

When I first read Harry Potter I thought it was 'hermy-own' - was gobsmacked when I heard how it was pronounced when the films started coming out! I also thought mirror of Erised was pronounced 'i-rye-sd'

[whynotwhen]

Similarly

I thought was sim-i-lar-i-ly for years until I saw it on subtitles

[CloudsCanLookLikeSheep]

[quote x2boys]@emwithme my Grandma lived in Bacup ,it's pronounced Bay cup in a Lancashire accent 😂[/quote]
This seems the logical way to pronounce it to me! Like Bacon but with up at the end instead.

[LadyEloise]

How do you pronounce the name Ottilie ?
Is it OhTilly or Ot illy ?