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in reply to a message by Finch
I don't understand; why would Americans have trouble with Philippa?
Sherlock: Alone is what I have. Alone protects me.
John: No. Friends protect people.
~BBC's Sherlock
Sherlock: Alone is what I have. Alone protects me.
John: No. Friends protect people.
~BBC's Sherlock
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Having never heard it or seen it before, they wouldn't know how to pronounce it phil-ih-PUH or PHI-lih-puh, and wouldn't be sure how to spell it if they heard it. When it was used on a book character, I heard both pronunciations while the character was being discussed.
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