Ghoul and Ghul are pronounced the same!

[KaeYoss]

Gilamunsta wrote:

Und "schwedsen" is doch was die Süddeutschen sagen =)

benn em südweschde, also kann ich schwedse, so fill ich well.

[Gilamunsta]

KaeYoss wrote:

Gilamunsta wrote:

Und "schwedsen" is doch was die Süddeutschen sagen =)

benn em südweschde, also kann ich schwedse, so fill ich well.

Meen eignes deutsch, wenn Ik dat sprekke ist'n komisches kauderwelsch, teil platt, hochdeutch, hessisch und pfälzisch - versteh I o nett =)

[Lanx]

Gilamunsta wrote:

Neithan wrote:

KaeYoss wrote:

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

All of us Norman bastards are ready to receive your gratitude. If it wasn't for the Celts and us, you'd all be speaking German.

Onn wenna dadd hochdeitsch irschendwie rauskrehn, kann ich emma noch pladd schwätze. Jo, onn dann hanna kenn schongs rauszukrehn wadd eich do eischendlich sahn.

Uffn pladden land tun wir nicht schwedsen, da tun wir snacken tun. Is aber ma banning klasse jemand in'n englischn forum sehen zu tun, der dat platt och snaken tut. ^^

Leider mien platt is schiett, aber mein hochdeutsch ist noch gut genug. Wenn meine Mutter, mein Onkel und meine Tanten "platt snakken" muss Ich immer extra aufhören um das zu verstehen =) Und "schwedsen" is doch was die Süddeutschen sagen =)

Dat hebb ich ok dacht. „Schwätzen“ doon de Lüüd hier im Süden, man bi us to Huus doon se snacken.

[Gilamunsta]

Lanx wrote:

Gilamunsta wrote:

Leider mien platt is schiett, aber mein hochdeutsch ist noch gut genug. Wenn meine Mutter, mein Onkel und meine Tanten "platt snakken" muss Ich immer extra aufhören um das zu verstehen =) Und "schwedsen" is doch was die Süddeutschen sagen =)

Dat hebb ich ok dacht. „Schwätzen“ doon de Lüüd hier im Süden, man bi us to Huus doon se snacken.

Zur meiner eigenen verteidigung kann Ich nur sagen das Ich in Amerika gelebt habe für die letzten sechsundzwanzig jahre, und Ich spreche Deutsch nur sehr wenig =)

[WormysQueue]

So that's what you get when you want to complain about ghul and ghoul being pronounced the same way.

Man, I do so love these boards. :D

[Kuma]

WormysQueue wrote:

So that's what you get when you want to complain about ghul and ghoul being pronounced the same way.

Man, I do so love these boards. :D

I'm always late to the party on this stuff, but everyone does realize that "ghul" is alternately translated as genie or demon, right? Might cause some confusion if you start using it that way.

It's arabic in origin, and was a metaphysical entity that hung out in graveyards. The "ghoul" of western legend that preys (prays!) on corpses is pretty much a borrowed concept, so the reason they're similar is that they're essentially the same thing.

D&D wanted another monster so they farmed out the different ethnic spellings/folklore for the same critter.

[Russell Akred]

I know my wife thinks celtic starts with an "s" sound and I say "k" sound.

[Krome]

Russell Akred wrote:

I know my wife thinks celtic starts with an "s" sound and I say "k" sound.

Only people in Boston think celtic starts with an "s" sound. The rest of the world is educated.

[kikai13]

How do you pronounce Otyugh?

[F. Wesley Schneider]

kikai13 wrote:

How do you pronounce Otyugh?

Otie (as in Garfield's dimwitted companion) Yug

[Krome]

From all of the official pronunciations I have seen there has only been one way to pronounce it.

aaht as in yacht and yugg

My local group calls it Otie Yugg which I had never heard before. I'm not sure how one gets that from Otyugh. Ot'- yug. If it were Otieyugg wouldn't the spelling be more like Otieyugh or Oteyugh?

If the first syllable were long, then wouldn't it be O- tie'- ugg Since the t and y would go together?

****EDIT****
Assuming an English pronunciation.

[kikai13]

I'm with you, Wes. That Krome guy is crazy.

[Krome]

kikai13 wrote:

I'm with you, Wes. That Krome guy is crazy.

Maybe I have been misspelling it then, is it O.T.Yugg? I didn't realize it was first and middle initials with a last name. I wonder what its first name really is?

[kikai13]

Otis. Otis Tiberius Yugh. Get to know him, he's not such a bad guy.

[Krome]

kikai13 wrote:

Otis. Otis Tiberius Yugh. Get to know him, he's not such a bad guy.

lol NOW THAT I COULD ACCEPT! ohh next time we run into one that is exactly what I will call it!

[Mairkurion {tm}]

Well Krome, I was pronouncing it Oat-yugh.

[Krome]

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

Well Krome, I was pronouncing it Oat-yugh.

That could work. I can see Oat-yug

And I just realized I have been mispronouncing Otis all this time. I just realized that the obvious correct pronunciation is Otie (as in Garfield's friend)-is, or O T is.

So I suppose Otis was someones First and Middle initials and last name Is, and it came to be one word?

[Mairkurion {tm}]

Miz Oteeyis regrets she's unable to lunch today...

[Lanx]

But isn't Garfield's friend called "Odie"?

--
So, where did I put this blasted key?

[KaeYoss]

Lanx wrote:

But isn't Garfield's friend called "Odie"?

Yes, yes he is.

But O.T. is quite chaotic usually, so it's just like that.

[Gilamunsta]

Russell Akred wrote:

I know my wife thinks celtic starts with an "s" sound and I say "k" sound.

The 'k'eltic people are a large group of indo-europeans with several cultures and a few related languages. The 's'eltics are a frakking basketball team =)

The c in Celtic is a hard c, aka k hope that helps =)

[Gilamunsta]

Lanx wrote:

But isn't Garfield's friend called "Odie"?

Yes - though I wouldn't call Odie his friend, more like an unnecessary evil he has to live with, lol.

[Crimson Jester]

Lanx wrote:

So, where did I put this blasted key?

Try looking under the carpet

[Set]

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

are you suggesting that Boston and New york accents are the same? That offends anyone from either of those cities, you know.

What wouldn't offend someone from either of those cities?

-pokes bear

[Kuma]

Set wrote:

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

are you suggesting that Boston and New york accents are the same? That offends anyone from either of those cities, you know.

What wouldn't offend someone from either of those cities?

-pokes bear

A beer.

[Krome]

Set wrote:

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

are you suggesting that Boston and New york accents are the same? That offends anyone from either of those cities, you know.

What wouldn't offend someone from either of those cities?

-pokes bear

wait a minute... they live in Boston and NY... come on I think they have suffered enough already... nahhhhh

So, just curious from ya'll who DO live (is it really living?) in those cities? Just how much would one have to pay to live on 15 wooded acres there? lol

[Mairkurion {tm}]

I used to live in New York, crammed in a postage-stamp apartment. Fifteen wooded acres, eh? There's no rent charged to live in the parks.

[Krome]

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

I used to live in New York, crammed in a postage-stamp apartment. Fifteen wooded acres, eh? There's no rent charged to live in the parks.

lol

[Set]

Kuma wrote:

Set wrote:

-pokes bear

A beer.

Your icon, in this context, is hilarious.

[Kuma]

Set wrote:

Kuma wrote:

Set wrote:

-pokes bear

A beer.

Your icon, in this context, is hilarious.

I thought so too.