You say Bovine...

[Nick Halliwell]

In the UK it's always with the second syllable pronounced to rhyme with
"wine".

Nick

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf
Of Jasper Fidget
Sent: 15 December 2006 20:41
To: pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: Re: You say Bovine...

I've heard it both ways: Bo-dine and Bo-deen.  So probably regional.

Prokopis Prokopidis wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just some quick questions on the omnipresent character:
>
> Do you native speakers pronounce the surname's "ine" as in "wine"?
>
> Any chance that it is pronounced differently in some states or regions?
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> P.