Do we know how Dr. Hoodless said his last name?
Some British names are pronounced in non-obvious ways. Taliaferro is pronounced Toliver, Cholmondely is Chumley, Bagehot is Badge-it, St. John is Sinjen. And there's Worcestershire.
My first guess would be to say Hood-less. I have no idea if that's right.
Quote from: Brian Tannahill on December 19, 2016, 08:43:07 PM
Do we know how Dr. Hoodless said his last name?
Some British names are pronounced in non-obvious ways. Taliaferro is pronounced Toliver, Cholmondely is Chumley, Bagehot is Badge-it, St. John is Sinjen. And there's Worcestershire.
My first guess would be to say Hood-less. I have no idea if that's right.
Cf. ProunounceWiki, Elizabeth Hoodless. (http://www.pronouncekiwi.com/Elisabeth%20Hoodless)
Seems straightforward.
Quote from: Brian Tannahill on December 19, 2016, 08:43:07 PM
Some British names are pronounced in non-obvious ways. Taliaferro is pronounced Toliver, Cholmondely is Chumley, Bagehot is Badge-it, St. John is Sinjen. And there's Worcestershire.
Eric Bevington corrected my pronunciation of Gallagher. "Gerald always pronounced his name GALaher."
Scots Gaelic is worse. Ghilleaspuig is pronounced Gillespie.
Speaking as a Brit, I would say Hoodless is pronounced just as it's spelt.