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

Theoretical Grammar

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

But I was using it as an adjective and not a noun, and def 2b is very clearly n. If I was adjectiving a noun, would that definition cross over as well, or since there is a preexisting adjective form of 'perennial' would it be restricted to the established definitions?

Re: Theoretical Grammar

[tannhaeuser.livejournal.com]

Def 2b is very clearly n

Re: Theoretical Grammar

[tannhaeuser.livejournal.com]