On Sunday, February 6, 2000 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Emperor wrote:   
   > Okay, talking about pronunciation...as I`ve said in another thread, I always   
   > thought the name was pronounced PalpaTINE but as we see from TPM,   
   > Amidala refers to him as PalpaTEEN.   
   >   
   > In an interview with Ian McDiarmid, he has this to say :   
   >   
   > Q : Another question that's gnawed at me -- is it Palp-a-TEEN or Palp-a-   
   > TINE?   
   >   
   > A : Well, I don't know. I don't think George has an absolute view on that   
   > either. I think in the end we came down in favor of Palp-a-TINE.   
   >   
   > My question is, how have others referred to our Emperor/Senator in the   
   > past and are there any other sources available to try and find out the   
   > correct pronunciation ?   
   > --   
   > PALPATINE.    "Wipe them out...ALL of them"    39193316   
   > AFS. Galactic Empire. http://www.galacticempire.net   
   > AFS. FAQ. http://www.galacticempire.net/faqtwo.htm   
      
   I think "TEEN" is more intuitive, as I think the vast majority of words ending   
   in "tine" are pronounced "TEEN". For example:   
      
   Sistine (chapel)   
   routine   
   saltine (cracker)   
   Philistine   
   guillotine   
   libertine   
   pristine   
      
   Obviously there are exception (e.g. valentine), but I think that's true for   
   the vast majority.   
      
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