Thread:Prince Starsplitter of the Nightwings/@comment-35137341-20190221002115/@comment-35137341-20190222002410

'''This issue has stood awhile now, and as a Sherlockian, I staunchly believe it is up to me to defend it. Here’s a quick disclaimer--you may think I’m jobless enough to sit here and write an article to prove you wrong because I’m salty and I want to prove you wrong. I can see all of you thinking that that is my reason why. That is not why. You see, as a Sherlockian, I must defend my fandom. Therefore, I am writing an essay on it not to prove you wrong, but to define the truth. Now, onto my point. Throughout our class, people have insisted on two things: “Sher-lock” and “Sure-lock”. The correct English pronunciation is the former, because not only has it been confirmed by Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock himself, but the IPA, (International Phonetic Alphabet for English Dialects) states that it would be “Sher-lock”. And my third reason for supporting this is that the BBC show of the same name states that it is “Sher-lock”. Evidence of these is shown below.'''

'''Point 1 of mine is that Arthur Conan Doyle, better known as ACD by the Sherlockians, has confirmed it himself. That’s right--he intended it to be “Sherlock”. Evidence of this development is right here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKKAWwzNE_w If you look at this, you will see that precisely 18 seconds in, (timestamp 0:18) ACD utters his famed detective’s name. And, surprise, surprise--it’s Sher-lock. So even the fabled author and creator of the equally fabled detective has an opinion on this.'''

'Point 2 of mine is that one of the International Phonetic Alphabet for English Dialects (IPA)’s vowel rules go as follows: The "short" e is [ɛ] in IPA, and is found in words such as bet and left. It's generally spelled with a simple e followed by one or more consonants, and preceded by a combination or single consonant. '' Well..guess what? The word “Sherlock” has a short e, characterized by it being in front of a consonant, and being preceded by a consonant combination. And the long if you need it: ''The "long" e is [i] in IPA, and is found in words such as keep, bean, read, and compete. It's generally spelled with a digraph such as ee, ea, or eo, or is indicated by a final silent e in the word, or in some cases, a pronounced e.'' Funny grammar-nazi piece of information for you--the most likely reason people are claiming it is “Sure-lock” is because is that because the influence of the r along with the e might make it “Sure-lock”. It’s not. It would be, if there was no consonant combination of *sh. So it’s “Sher-lock”.'''

'Point 3 of mine is that the BBC show, Sherlock,'' starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character and Martin Freeman as Watson, refers to the consulting detective as “Sher-lock”, the way Conan Doyle did and the way that the IPA says. So even moderners refer to Sherlock as “Sher-lock”. '''

'''In conclusion, by all esteemed sources (including the creator himself!) it is Sher-lock. Here’s one more disclaimer for you: I do not, in any way, shape, or form, mean to be rude. I was proving a point that I had stated in the past, and I was tired of pointlessly arguing, so here. I am not jobless. I spent my valuable time on this. And for those of you who say that I’m the only one who cares, I’m not. If I was the only one, why were there others arguing? And again, I did not write this for the sole purpose of proving you wrong-- I was simply defining the truth. Do not hold this against me.'''