How do you pronounce Melnibone?

cjoepar · Post by **cjoepar** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 5:06 pm

I hope the choices presented are clear enough. I'm curious what the prevailing opinion about pronunciation is.

mythfish · Post by **mythfish** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:22 am

mel-NIB-o-nay.

That's how Moorcock pronounces it on the live Hawkwind album, anyway.

oncelor · Post by **oncelor** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:37 am

mel-ni-bo-NAY

cjoepar · Post by **cjoepar** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:48 am

mythfish wrote:mel-NIB-o-nay.

That's how Moorcock pronounces it on the live Hawkwind album, anyway.

That's great information! Thanks for posting it.

Post by **finarvyn** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:11 am

Oh, right. Look to the actual author for the correct answer. How lame because it totally kills all discussion.

Maxwell Luther · Post by **Maxwell Luther** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:39 am

Well, if it helps, Finarvyn, Moorcock is also on record as saying there is no set pronunciation, its down to how the reader feels it should be pronounced. I guess he's advocating reader agency, in that respect.

GnomeBoy · Post by **GnomeBoy** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:49 am

MEL ni bən

The 'ni' is slightly more accented, than the 'bən'.

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