How do YOU pronounce 'Tolkien'? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bom Tombadillo · 08-09-2011, 11:34 AM

I used to pronounce it Tol-keen, but I've since been coerced by a relative who insists that it's a long I and the E is silent (if that's the proper way to describe it; I don't really know).

Narnangol · 08-09-2011, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Bom Tombadillo

I used to pronounce it Tol-keen, but I've since been coerced by a relative who insists that it's a long I and the E is silent (if that's the proper way to describe it; I don't really know).

A long 'i' and silent e? Wouldn't that still make it Tol-keen? Or Tol-kine?

Do you mean Tol-kin? That's how I say it.

08-09-2011, 11:34 AM	#1
Bom Tombadillo Wight Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Behind you . . . . BOO! Posts: 222	I used to pronounce it Tol-keen, but I've since been coerced by a relative who insists that it's a long I and the E is silent (if that's the proper way to describe it; I don't really know). __________________ Every human should have a cat or two in their care, to teach them the meaning of the word, and to correct them. Phenris Dorph

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