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So what's the correct pronunciation of Yuelral?
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What is official pronunciation of "jadwiga"?
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Yod-VEE-ga
Oh now thats just cheating
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"a-luu-MIN-ee-uhm" versus "uh-LOO-min-uhm" is just one obvious example,
This is a spelling difference, actually. Aluminium (like most other 'um's on the periodic table) vs. Aluminum (the American, and increasingly global, spelling, which was based on a marketing gimmick. Back when aluminum was expensive, marketers were tying it to platinum)
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What is official pronunciation of "jadwiga"?
It's a real world name, so the internet can help with this one.
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What is official pronunciation of "jadwiga"?It's a real world name, so the internet can help with this one.
All due the respect, but that automated generator is bull. Here's the real deal.
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All due the respect, but that automated generator is bull. Here's the real deal.What is official pronunciation of "jadwiga"?It's a real world name, so the internet can help with this one.
I and my Polish wife agree with Gorbacz. :)
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^Car Talk (on NPR) is an awesome source for names like that.
haldMEER groBARas would be my suggestion.
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I can't complain about Pathfinder names after what WoD had with the Tzimisce. (Chief among many linguistic "flourishes" that was ill considered.) Even their own guide had three different pronunciations listed.
That's right, even they had no idea how it was pronounced.
tzuh-mee-see, zhi-mee-shee, and sha-muh-say
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I can't complain about Pathfinder names after what WoD had with the Tzimisce. (Chief among many linguistic "flourishes" that was ill considered.) Even their own guide had three different pronunciations listed.
That's right, even they had no idea how it was pronounced.
tzuh-mee-see, zhi-mee-shee, and sha-muh-say
The one time I played in a LARP and we were allowed to play Tzimisce, we Tzimisce players agreed before hand that we would all pronounce our clan name differently, and correct anyone else who said it, even if they got our own personal pronunciation perfectly...
'It's pronounced zih-miss.' 'Zih-miss?' 'No, softer on the zhah sound.' 'Zhah-miss?' 'Terrible, please stop.'
I assumed Chimisch.
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I can't complain about Pathfinder names after what WoD had with the Tzimisce. (Chief among many linguistic "flourishes" that was ill considered.) Even their own guide had three different pronunciations listed.
That's right, even they had no idea how it was pronounced.
tzuh-mee-see, zhi-mee-shee, and sha-muh-say
The one time I played in a LARP and we were allowed to play Tzimisce, we Tzimisce players agreed before hand that we would all pronounce our clan name differently, and correct anyone else who said it, even if they got our own personal pronunciation perfectly...
'It's pronounced zih-miss.' 'Zih-miss?' 'No, softer on the zhah sound.' 'Zhah-miss?' 'Terrible, please stop.'
I've got this vision where the faction has split into 3 sub-factions that can't agree on pronunciation of their name, and considers the others to be a blasphemous bunch of quitters. This potentially works for Drow too . . . .
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Where's the Tzimisce People's Front?
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Where's the Tzimisce People's Front?
SPLITTERS!
That'll... show 'em...!
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Where's the Tzimisce People's Front?I hope you meant the People's Front of Tzimisce?
I thought we were the Popular Tzimisce Front!
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HEY, "STATLER"!The Statler I know is the one next to Waldorf.
Yeah, that's why I can't make fun of it. I'd kill to be Statler.
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My 2 cents... did everyone know that Iobaria sounds almost like "f***-land" or "Land of f***ers" in Russian? If 1st letter was "Y" instead of "I", it would be uncanny...
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So while we've got a naming thread going, how do you pronounce Sheila Heidmarch's name?
I thought her first name was the typical English female name, but I've heard it pronounce with a hard "i" in the first syllable instead of a hard "e" as expected. And is the "ch" at the end pronounced like a hard "k" or like the typical "ch" combination, as in "cheese"?
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So while we've got a naming thread going, how do you pronounce Sheila Heidmarch's name?
While running away fast enough to start the dopler effect
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Not too many names are that bad in my mind but one jumps out: Lord Gyr of House Gixx. I guess that's supposed to be pronounced "Gear of House Gicks". But if the double x makes a different sound I'd like to know what it is.
I pronounce some names in an uncommon way, I guess. I pronounce "ae" in the Latin way, so it sounds like "eye" So daemon sounds like "die-mon", Sarenrae sounds like "saren-rye". I like to pronounce "eu" like a long a, so Asmodeus sounds like "as-mo-day-us". I lso pronounce "io" like ee-oh, and at the beginning of a name sounds like "yo", so Iomedae sounds like "yo-me-die".
I tend to notice that many names of people and places end in "ian". Someone who writes for Pathfinder must really like that sound. I don't particularly though.
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Double x is pronounced something like a non-toning "djunze".
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I like Norgorber. Sounds nefarious.
I pronounce some names in an uncommon way, I guess. I pronounce "ae" in the Latin way, so it sounds like "eye" So daemon sounds like "die-mon", Sarenrae sounds like "saren-rye". I like to pronounce "eu" like a long a, so Asmodeus sounds like "as-mo-day-us". I lso pronounce "io" like ee-oh, and at the beginning of a name sounds like "yo", so Iomedae sounds like "yo-me-die".
I'm curious about the official pronunciation for names with "ae" in canon. I always pronounce the "ae" the Old English way, so it sounds like the sharper "a" in "cat." So daemon sounds like "dam-on" for me.
I like Norgorber. Sounds nefarious.
I am very slightly annoyed by all the deities with grgrgrgrgrg in their names. It feels repetitive. Norgorber, Urgathoa, Rovagug, Gozreh, Gyronna, Groetus, Gargamel...
Torag and Gorum are short enough not to evoke this reaction in me. Kurgess and Ghlaunder are fine. I can't criticize the Strong Man, and Ghlaunder sounds appropriately creepy.By the way, is there any connection with Thamir Gixx and Lord Gyr of House Gixx, or are their names just a coincidence?
"I am the mistress of DAAAAARKNESS and LUUUUUST, and my name is NOCTICULA, BWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!"
I pronounce some names in an uncommon way, I guess. I pronounce "ae" in the Latin way, so it sounds like "eye" So daemon sounds like "die-mon", Sarenrae sounds like "saren-rye". I like to pronounce "eu" like a long a, so Asmodeus sounds like "as-mo-day-us". I lso pronounce "io" like ee-oh, and at the beginning of a name sounds like "yo", so Iomedae sounds like "yo-me-die".I'm curious about the official pronunciation for names with "ae" in canon. I always pronounce the "ae" the Old English way, so it sounds like the sharper "a" in "cat." So daemon sounds like "dam-on" for me.
This is how it is pronounced in the audiobook version of The Redemption Engine which suggests it is the official pronunciation.
This is how it is pronounced in the audiobook version of The Redemption Engine which suggests it is the official pronunciation.I pronounce some names in an uncommon way, I guess. I pronounce "ae" in the Latin way, so it sounds like "eye" So daemon sounds like "die-mon", Sarenrae sounds like "saren-rye". I like to pronounce "eu" like a long a, so Asmodeus sounds like "as-mo-day-us". I lso pronounce "io" like ee-oh, and at the beginning of a name sounds like "yo", so Iomedae sounds like "yo-me-die".I'm curious about the official pronunciation for names with "ae" in canon. I always pronounce the "ae" the Old English way, so it sounds like the sharper "a" in "cat." So daemon sounds like "dam-on" for me.
Time to send my extremely enthusiastic Old English professor a thank-you note.
Although reading the bit about Sarenrae makes me clarify--I DO pronounce the ae like "ray" when it's at the end of the word, like in Sarenrae. Never thought too much about it before this.
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Lord Gyr of House Gixx
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Sarenrae sounds like "saren-rye".I wonder if Gyr Gixx was a homage to Gary Gygax.
Sarenrae "searing ray" the light spells woman.
The god Nob ... Nog... ?? ... ugh, whatever, lets just call him Nobgobbler.
Yes, that has been confirmed as a genuine Gygax tribute.
Making it hard to pronounce is probably part of the tribute!