[Mesorah] shuruq pronounced like chiriq

[Poppers, Michael]

Many of us are familiar with those who pronounce the the first word of a b'racha as "bawrich."  In that regard, I thought the following JRRTolkien quote (just seen via http://torahmusings.com/2013/01/tolkien-and-the-jews/) would be of interest:
"In 1971 he explained the origins of his family name as (Letters, p. 410):
"'My name is Tolkien, anglicized from To(l)kiehn = tollkühn, and came from Saxony in the 18th century. It is not Jewish in origin, though I should consider it an honour if it were.'"

All the best from 
-- Michael Poppers via BB pager