it could also be Tara-bohner or anything else. Traditional rules of pronunciation typically do not apply to names. Names are pronounced the way the bearer of the name says they are pronounced. There are too many historical examples of this to list, but the classic example is Colonel Barry St Leger, a British officer during the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars. His family name was pronounced, "Silinger."
Those can hardly be compared. Swedes, French, Americans...They all have established pronunciations. When you're discussing the names of people, sticking to the rules seems like the only way.
So yeah, I'd say it's tar-a-boner. With the stress on the first syllable and the a sounding like the a in "father". No aspirated t, too. But if one is uncomfortable around boners, I'm sure bohner is just as good.
Oh, and randomness. Taraboner is English, the Finnish translation is tarabonilainen (no capital when discussing nationalities).
This message last edited by Lordling on 25/12/2009 at 06:42:39 PM
So if you're from Tarabon...
- 25/12/2009 06:16:07 AM
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yes it could be Tara-boner.....
- 25/12/2009 01:43:10 PM
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Re: yes it could be Tara-boner.....
- 25/12/2009 06:41:01 PM
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Does anyone here have the audio books? *NM*
- 26/12/2009 05:52:35 AM
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