It's not even a made up fantasy word. It's just a word not commonly used in English and people keep mispronouncing.
Well it's Latin, and there are two forms, Classical and Ecclesiastical Latin.
In ecclesiastical Latin I've always heard it pronounced "May-Jus"
It's not even a made up fantasy word. It's just a word not commonly used in English and people keep mispronouncing.Well it's Latin, and there are two forms, Classical and Ecclesiastical Latin.
In ecclesiastical Latin I've always heard it pronounced "May-Jus"
To be technical, the terms were originally Classical Latin.
Now they are also English and probably also belong to other Romance languages.
So there are likely multiple pronunciations even without including Ecclesiastical Latin.
But I suspect that Paizo is using the English version.
The point of language is to be understood, not to be correct.
Exactly. Humpty Dumpty was on the right track.
When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’
More generally, words mean whatever the people in a conversation agree that they mean.
It's why a major portion of any philosophical discussion is typically involved in working out the agreed meanings of the terminology. :)
At least this ain't some GHOTI(= fish) levels of absurdity...
"Mage-Us"
Clearly the g is pronounced like ʒ
Just like it is /ʒaɪf/ for gif
Does adding "pre-sent" to the "present a present" list work? Or does the hyphen disqualify it?
Does adding "pre-sent" to the "present a present" list work? Or does the hyphen disqualify it?
I like it. Whether it is completely valid as a heteronym is irrelevant.
Because I am prescient, I pre-sent a present to present when I am present in the present.