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One of his sons pronounces the name "Hit-lay", in order to escape embarrassment, and his grandchildren have taken their mothers' names.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

He pronounces the name of Harry’s school nemesis, Draco Malfoy, as Americans do: Mal-foy rather than Mal-foy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

He’s a charming voice actor, and she pronounces every word through her nostrils, so they balance each other out better than any other couple on the show.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025

“What is real and what is not real is my business,” she pronounces, having bent the world to her will.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

She pronounces this word in a mocking drawl, to show that it’s the sort of word she herself has outgrown.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood