Questions on Pronunciation - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Sharkû*** · 05-05-2004, 06:35 AM

_Sméagol_ is actually modernized Old English, which is why you can either choose to use the OE pronunciation rules (ea begins with the sound of e and glides towards the back of the mouth, giving a sound not unlike that in 'bared, Baird'; éa is similar but beginning with the vowel é); or modernize according to the way those sounds changed into the form they have now.

05-05-2004, 06:35 AM	#7
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	_Sméagol_ is actually modernized Old English, which is why you can either choose to use the OE pronunciation rules (ea begins with the sound of e and glides towards the back of the mouth, giving a sound not unlike that in 'bared, Baird'; éa is similar but beginning with the vowel é); or modernize according to the way those sounds changed into the form they have now.