<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Took isn't pronounced like "book", so it's more Scottish or something<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>As was posted way back earlier, the oo in Took is the same sound as the o sound in shoe. Which I guess could be called Scottish, but it could well also be from northern parts of England. My grandma from Lancashire would pronounce Took and book to have the same o sound as shoe, for example.<P>That said, has anyone heard recordings of JRRT reading from lotr? JRRT's Sam voice and Astin's Sam voice are very different. They're both english country bumpkin, but that's about it. I guess the voice JRRT puts on had too much humour value... (if you've heard it, you'll know what I mean)
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