Message: "Pronounce Alastar?"

Pronounce Alastar?

by Mysict (guest)

7/16/2009, 12:26 PM

This is probably very confusing but hopefully some of you will be able to help me. I know that most people pronounce the name Alastair as "al-u-ster" (the name AL followed by a short A vowel sound and then the word STAIR). I was wondering how most people pronounce the similar name Alastar. Is it "al-u-star" (so the same as Alastair just with the word STAR replacing STAIR) or is it more like "u-las-tər" (a short short A vowel sound followed by the word LAST minus the t and then the word STIR minus the s)?

#pronunciation

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- Chanel

7/17/2009, 7:46 AM

I pronounce Alastair as al-ih-stair
I pronounce Alasdair as al-is-dare
I pronounce Alister as al-is-ter
so
I would pronounce Alastar as al-uh-star ( like a star )

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- poppylena

7/16/2009, 11:06 PM

Alastair/Alistair has no STAIR sound at the end for a start. It's more of a 'ster' sound (think of the ending of 'baster', 'taster', 'mister' etc). Imagine it spelt Allaster/Allister and you've just about got it.

I believe Alastar is just the same pronunciation but am not 100% sure.

- Dracotorix

7/16/2009, 7:15 PM

I say it like STAR, and I say Alastair like STAIR. I sa Alastor kind of like STIR, though, but also like STORE... kind of confusing but to answer the actual question, yes I do pronounce it like STAR.

- Llewella (penguiny7)

7/16/2009, 2:07 PM

I pronounce all of them AL-ə-stər. Not sure how correct that is, but I don't pronounce the end of Alastair like the word stair, nor the end of Alastar like the word star.

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