Pronunciation Question

[tealin]

Obviously, I've been rereading Monstrous Regiment ... but I've been seized by doubt:

Polly's family name, Perks – is it pronounced like a plural of perk, or is it like clerk, derby, and Berkshire in that the 'er' is pronounced like 'ar,' thus making it 'Parks' and much easier for Strappi (and assorted others) to turn into 'Parts'? I tried finding some sample clips of the book on tape but the only one I found was a big stretch of internal monologue with no mention of names at all.

Help?

EDIT: Thanks karwei – yet another yawning gap of uncertainty has closed in my life. :)

Comments

[disneyboy.livejournal.com]

Tonight on Oprah: "I WAS CONFUSED BY PLANTS"!! A young Canadian animatrix tells her baffling story...stay tuned!

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

LOL – add to that that at first I thought you said 'pants' ... which is true too, thanks to listening to way too much BBC. OH the transatlantic differences in language. Does the speaker mean underwear or trousers? I CAN NEVER KNOW FOR SURE!

This has got "Best Seller" written all over it

[disneyboy.livejournal.com]

"Confused by Pants: The Tragic Autobiography of Twirly Noodle"...can I ghost-write this for you? I think we could both become millionares.