Pronounce Paizo for me

[Krome]

Ok, how do you pronounce Paizo? And where did the name come from? What significance?

I have called it Pie-zo...

what is the real way of pronouncing it?

Thank you and have a nice a day.

[James Sutter]

You're correct! It sounds like "pie" plus the name "Zoe," and it's Greek for "I play."

[Lilith]

Paizo is pronounced "pie-zo", rhymes with "pie dough."

The rest of your questions are answered here!

[Sebastian]

It rhymes with how, cow, or pow.

Wait...are we not talking about the dark elves that live underground?

Never mind.

[Vic Wertz]

It rhymes with "pie dough," but it's spelled "rouge."

-Vic.
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[I’ve Got Reach]

nice.

[Kettite]

You guys might pronounce it "Pie-zo" but we native Greeks pronounce the word "Peh-zo" meaning 'I Play'.

I have now opened the inevitable stream of "It's all Greek to me." responses.

[Heathansson]

Ya beat me to it...

[Heathansson]

As an aside, how do YOU pronounce "gyro?"

[Ultradan]

Heathansson wrote:

As an aside, how do YOU pronounce "gyro?"

Homer : "It's pronounced 'new-cue-lar'"... lol

Gyro... It's pronounced 'dj-eye-row'

Ultradan

[Heathansson]

(lol) I had a teacher that HATED the "new cew lur" pronunciation...
aaaah, good times.

[Fake Healer]

Heathansson wrote:

As an aside, how do YOU pronounce "gyro?"

It is properly pronounced as "Yum-me", some dialects also use "Num-me-num" as a proper pronouciation. Glad to be of help.

FH

[Fake Healer]

Kettite wrote:

You guys might pronounce it "Pie-zo" but we native Greeks pronounce the word "Peh-zo" meaning 'I Play'.

I have now opened the inevitable stream of "It's all Greek to me." responses.

This is the one I use also. Guess that makes me an honorary greek......matches my skirt anyways.

FH

[Fake Healer]

Fake Healer wrote:

Heathansson wrote:

As an aside, how do YOU pronounce "gyro?"

It is properly pronounced as "Yum-me", some dialects also use "Num-me-num" as a proper pronouciation. Glad to be of help.

FH

Actually, I always thought it was "Gear-o". Am I way off?

FH

[Sebastian]

Heathansson wrote:

As an aside, how do YOU pronounce "gyro?"

If only we had access to a great web of information, an internetworking of computers, which, together, might answer all manner of petty questions...

http://www.answers.com/topic/gyros

It even has a little thing to play it and hear what it sounds like.

It's "jie-row" btw.

Edit: Damnit, the stupid website ruined my snarky answer by having multiple pronounciations. I pronounce it year-row if you're talking about the greek food. jie-row if I'm talking about that thing that makes Segways work.

[Lilith]

Fake Healer wrote:

Heathansson wrote:

As an aside, how do YOU pronounce "gyro?"

It is properly pronounced as "Yum-me", some dialects also use "Num-me-num" as a proper pronouciation. Glad to be of help.

FH

Particularly when you get a double meat, with extra sauteed onions and feta. And sauteed peppers.

Mmm..."year-rows..."

[Fake Healer]

Sebastian wrote:

Heathansson wrote:

....if you're talking about the greek food. jie-row if I'm talking about that thing that makes Segways work.

How is Segway pronounced? Just kidding.

FH

[kahoolin]

Is a gyro the same as a doner kebab? Or have I just opened a can of Greco-Turkish rivalry on myself?

[Heathansson]

Wiki says they're very similar; lamb on pita bread...

[The Eldritch Mr. Shiny]

Heathansson wrote:

(lol) I had a teacher that HATED the "new cew lur" pronunciation...

I can't stand it either.

[The Eldritch Mr. Shiny]

Kettite wrote:

You guys might pronounce it "Pie-zo" but we native Greeks pronounce the word "Peh-zo" meaning 'I Play'.

See? SEE? I was right all along! It IS pronounced 'peh-zo'!

[kobold assassin]

I must seem incredibly stupid to you...I always pronounced it 'pay-zoe'.
Can I sue them illithids now?

[Mike McArtor]

James Sutter wrote:

You're correct! It sounds like "pie" plus the name "Zoe," and it's Greek for "I play."

Wait. I just noticed this post. The name Zoe is pronounced ZO ee, rhymes with Joey.

But yeah, now I'm just confusing thing unnecessarily. Shocking, I know. ;D

[Cosmo]

I pronounce it:

"ThankyouforcallingpaizopublishingthisiscosmohowmayIhelpyou?"

...but maybe that's just me.

[The Jade]

Cosmo wrote:

I pronounce it:

"ThankyouforcallingpaizopublishingthisiscosmohowmayIhelpyou?"

...but maybe that's just me.

The true Greek pronunciation no longer matters. Now that they've apparently mispronounced it Pie-zo all these years, we're stuck with it. ;)

At Gen Con could you serve up free slices of pie to forum regulars? Call your booth the Paizo Pie-zone. Everyone at the Con will stop by when they smell that Dutch apple. (No, I did not say Dutch oven, grow up)

[Heathansson]

I pronounce it Snoop dogg style: "piz-nizz-o."