"you're Mr Hercules Pwarrit?" He said the name carefully. Poirot said, "That is so." Who am I to argue with Mr. P himself? Remember, he isn't French, he's Belgian, and Belgium is a place where french and germanic languages rub elbows. I'm not convinced by actors' pronunciation, since they don't know any more than I do. I believe Agatha Christie once said she wished she hadn't invented a Belgian detective, as she knew nothing of Belgians.
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