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How do you pronounce Melnibone?

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 5:06 pm
by cjoepar
I hope the choices presented are clear enough. I'm curious what the prevailing opinion about pronunciation is.

Re: How do you pronounce Melnibone?

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:22 am
by mythfish
mel-NIB-o-nay.

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

Re: How do you pronounce Melnibone?

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:37 am
by oncelor
mel-ni-bo-NAY

Re: How do you pronounce Melnibone?

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:48 am
by cjoepar
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.

Re: How do you pronounce Melnibone?

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:11 am
by finarvyn
Oh, right. Look to the actual author for the correct answer. How lame because it totally kills all discussion. :lol:

Re: How do you pronounce Melnibone?

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:39 am
by Maxwell Luther
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.

Re: How do you pronounce Melnibone?

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:49 am
by GnomeBoy
MEL ni bən

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