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urquhartc864
urquhartc864

What is the preferred pronunciation of "Ged"? Is it G as in giant or G as in good?

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Posted by urquhartc864 on Wednesday December 10, 2008 at 2:14 PM and tagged with a wizard of earthsea, character pronunciation, ged.

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  1. cburr
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    Phonetically speaking it should be a soft 'g' as in giant.  In English, when a 'g' is followed by 'e', 'i' or 'y' it has a soft sound. When followed by 'a', 'o' or 'u' it has a hard sound.

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    Posted by cburr on Wednesday December 10, 2008 at 3:05 PM

  2. grendizerx
    grendizerx

    Actually, according to Ursula Le Guin, the correct pronunciation is 'Ghed'. Not 'Jed'.

    4th paragraph, last sentence of the provided link.

     

     

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    http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/features/A1110.html

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    Posted by grendizerx on Saturday March 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM