Re: Soul of a dead person?

On Feb 2, 2:42 am, Molly Mockford <nospamnob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> At 20:30:14 on Fri, 1 Feb 2008, {R} <nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >When did the pronunciation of Bodicea change from what I was taught
> >Bo-Dise-eeaa too Boo-dick-a ?
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> Probably when the accepted spelling changed from Boadicea to Boudicca. I
> suspect (although I ought to go check - even Wikipedia would do) that
> the former is the Romanised version, and the latter is closer to how her
> name would actually have been as pronounced by the Iceni.  History is
> written by the winners, and in the end the Romans won :-(
> --
> Molly Mockford
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As for common names such as 'Da Vinci', 'Van Gogh' and 'Boudicca', is
there a right way and a wrong way of pronouncing these, and if there
is, who should decide which is the right and 'authentic' way ? (I am
simply curious and do not intend to trigger a long-drawn academic
discourse!.)