Its May Gus

[MiraculousWaterBottle]

IDC who says otherwise its may gus. It will always be may gus in my heart. Mag gus sounds dumb there I said it fight me

[Invictus Fatum]

It's not even a made up fantasy word. It's just a word not commonly used in English and people keep mispronouncing.

[Thebazilly]

Well, I pronounce it mah-jus, so therefore I am the most incorrect and I win.

[Pieces-Kai]

I've always said may-jus because of the word mage

[graystone]

mey-guhs, mā-gəs, meɪ-gəs...

[Kobold Catgirl]

Um, I really hate to embarrass you all, but it's pronounced muh-GOOSE.

[Temperans]

I pronounce is as its spelled. Ma-gus or mah-gus.

Do you see a y? No, then why are you adding a y?

[Invictus Fatum]

Temperans wrote:

I pronounce is as its spelled. Ma-gus or mah-gus.

Do you see a y? No, then why are you adding a y?

English is stupid...cases in point

bologna, boot vs. foot, Colonel, Island, Macabre, Chaos, Cupboard, Phlegm, Champagne, Lingerie, Lasagna.........

[Ezekieru]

Temperans wrote:

I pronounce is as its spelled. Ma-gus or mah-gus.

Do you see a y? No, then why are you adding a y?

That's not how words work.

Take, make, place, space, face, same, game, gave, etc. etc. all make the "ay" in their "a" syllable without a hint of a "y" in sight. Yet they all have that pronunciation, 'cause English is just that convoluted.

[Dork Smurf]

I've always said "may gus."

I've heard "may jus" a few times if you can smurfing believe it, but that's just silly talk.

[Kobold Catgirl]

I think "mayjus" originates from magi looking like "mayji".

[Cintra Bristol]

May Fuss

(G as in Tough)

[pixierose]

I think its "My Juice"( and its apple juice)

[Temperans]

Ezekieru wrote:

Temperans wrote:

I pronounce is as its spelled. Ma-gus or mah-gus.

Do you see a y? No, then why are you adding a y?

That's not how words work.

Take, make, place, space, face, same, game, gave, etc. etc. all make the "ay" in their "a" syllable without a hint of a "y" in sight. Yet they all have that pronunciation, 'cause English is just that convoluted.

I was being cheeky.

The actual reason is that I read that word as is in spanish. So I don't deal with the weird english.

[3-Body Problem]

Me Gusta.

[Easl]

It's the singular form of magi. But...googling tells me it's may-jus but ma-jai. Completely different "a" sounds between the singular and plural even though they're the same word. Language: more exceptions than rules <shrug>.

Magus just won the Kentucky Derby last Saturday. They pronounced it May-jus. :)

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Now if you want to talk weird English, there's the old joke about the word "ghoti." What does it mean?
You pronounce the 'gh' like you do in rough or tough.
You pronounce the 'o' like in women.
You pronounce the 'ti' like in ambitious.
Which means ghoti is an obeys-the-rules-of-English-pronounciation way to spell... :)

[Jokey the Unfunny Comedian]

Ma-hara-gyrus. You guys are all forgetting the invisible letters in the word that you can only read when you cast Detect Magic.

[breithauptclan]

Easl wrote:

Now if you want to talk weird English,

Always.

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I am present in the present to present a present.

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Separate the following words into two groups of rhyming words:

bear, dear, fear, gear, hear, near, pear, rear, sear, wear.

Which does the word 'tear' go into?

Spoiler:

Both. But as two separate words.

[breithauptclan]

bar, car, far, mar, par, war

Why does 'war' not rhyme with the others?

Spoiler:

For the same reason that 'ear' doesn't. 'w' is a vowel in this case.

[Kobold Catgirl]

breithauptclan wrote:

I am present in the present to present a present.

I wish you'd given me this earlier. You should have pre-sent it.

[Gisher]

Based on this exchange that I had with James Jacobs, it seems that the Pathfinder terms are the same as the English terms.

James Jacobs wrote:

Gisher wrote:

I'm making a character who was left as an infant at a Monastery/School maintained by an order of Esoteric Magi. (Magi? Maguses? What is the plural of Magus in Pathfinder anyway?) ...

The plural of magus is magi, same as in the real world.

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And according to Merriam-Webster, the English words 'magus' and 'magi' are pronounced mā-gəs and mā-jī respectively.

[breithauptclan]

Kobold Catgirl wrote:

breithauptclan wrote:

I am present in the present to present a present.

I wish you'd given me this earlier. You should have pre-sent it.

Sorry. I would have to be prescient in order to do that.

[Kobold Catgirl]

I appreciated the thought, but you can't leave an animated bonsai tree in a wrapped-up box all month. They're very delicate and need a lot of attention.

You can't treat a prissy ent that way.

[Totally Not Gorbacz]

Am I the only one finding it hilarious that the OP is ready to fight over pronunciation but struggles with spelling?

[Ashbourne]

Kobold Catgirl wrote:

Um, I really hate to embarrass you all, but it's pronounced muh-GOOSE.

GM: You can't see who cast the fireball at you, but you just took 36 points of fire damage.

PC: Who cooked muh-GOOSE?

[Kobold Catgirl]

Cleric: "And why, exactly, can't our mage-warrior help us battle the lich today?"
Paladin, emerging from a smoky room: "Magus is cooked."
Rogue: "The word is 'baked', Paladin."

[Rysky]

Next month it’ll be June Gus

[MiraculousWaterBottle]

Totally Not Gorbacz wrote:

Am I the only one finding it hilarious that the OP is ready to fight over pronunciation but struggles with spelling?

You mean the way I phonetically type it the way I want it pronounced? that's how that's supposed to work

[Totally Not Gorbacz]

MiraculousWaterBottle wrote:

Totally Not Gorbacz wrote:

Am I the only one finding it hilarious that the OP is ready to fight over pronunciation but struggles with spelling?

You mean the way I phonetically type it the way I want it pronounced? that's how that's supposed to work

No, the way you use "its" instead of "it's" and don't end your sentences with a full stop.

[Sibelius Eos Owm]

Proper punctuation saves lives... but I don't think it counts as a part of 'spelling'? Ah well, if ever there was a thread for arrant pedantry, this would be the place.

PS wanna throw my lot in with the /ˈmeɪɡəs/ crowd. Much better than Marchgus.

[Totally Not Gorbacz]

Sibelius Eos Owm wrote:

Proper punctuation saves lives... but I don't think it counts as a part of 'spelling'? Ah well, if ever there was a thread for arrant pedantry, this would be the place.

PS wanna throw my lot in with the /ˈmeɪɡəs/ crowd. Much better than Marchgus.

The funny thing about the word "magus" is that if you pronounce it really slowly and with a bit of a Louisiana accent, it sounds kinda like "oranges".

[SuperBidi]

In my country, it's said mag gus. What's great with English is that sometimes words have a single pronunciation, and often two.

[AM DOGGO]

BORK BORK *"It's Mag - Us and I will die on this hill"* BORK BORK

[breithauptclan]

SuperBidi wrote:

In my country, it's said mag gus. What's great with English is that sometimes words have a single pronunciation, and often two.

Let me think on that for a minute. I'm now looking for one that has at least three.

[Jacob Jett]

Invictus Fatum wrote:

Temperans wrote:

I pronounce is as its spelled. Ma-gus or mah-gus.

Do you see a y? No, then why are you adding a y?

English is stupid...cases in point

bologna, boot vs. foot, Colonel, Island, Macabre, Chaos, Cupboard, Phlegm, Champagne, Lingerie, Lasagna.........

Totally OT...this reminds me of the one time in (A)D&D2 days, one of my players misspelled "ring of flame" on their character sheet. They had written "ring of phlem" instead. Hijinks ensued...

[Hilary Moon Murphy]

It warms my heart to see us debate the important issues.

[BretI]

It is obviously pronounced ‘My Gish’. I don’t know where the rest of you are coming up with all these other pronunciations. :)

[Hilary Moon Murphy]

Rysky wrote:

Next month it’ll be June Gus

Fun fact: the name October Gus is the reason Halloween promoters backed off from this class and chose witches instead.

[MiraculousWaterBottle]

Totally Not Gorbacz wrote:

MiraculousWaterBottle wrote:

Totally Not Gorbacz wrote:

Am I the only one finding it hilarious that the OP is ready to fight over pronunciation but struggles with spelling?

You mean the way I phonetically type it the way I want it pronounced? that's how that's supposed to work

No, the way you use "its" instead of "it's" and don't end your sentences with a full stop.

lmao such a small error to try and call someone dumb over because no one else ever makes that mistake for a shitpost

[Wei Ji the Learner]

Hilary Moon Murphy wrote:

Rysky wrote:

Next month it’ll be June Gus

Fun fact: the name October Gus is the reason Halloween promoters backed off from this class and chose witches instead.

Too close to Oktoberfest? :>

[Cintra Bristol]

breithauptclan wrote:

SuperBidi wrote:

In my country, it's said mag gus. What's great with English is that sometimes words have a single pronunciation, and often two.

Let me think on that for a minute. I'm now looking for one that has at least three.

Well, there's caramel. (Care-uh-mel / Cahr-uh-mel / Car-mel)

[Perpdepog]

breithauptclan wrote:

I am present in the present to present a present.

Can you present your present at a time other than the present? I'm concerned with something else at present. Police police Police police police police Police police while Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo, and I think Police police should police the Buffalo buffalo who buffalo Buffalo buffalo; a much more worthwhile use of all our time to discuss, I think you'll agree.

[Kobold Catgirl]

We need to discus the discus.

[breithauptclan]

Cintra Bristol wrote:

breithauptclan wrote:

SuperBidi wrote:

In my country, it's said mag gus. What's great with English is that sometimes words have a single pronunciation, and often two.

Let me think on that for a minute. I'm now looking for one that has at least three.

Well, there's caramel. (Care-uh-mel / Cahr-uh-mel / Car-mel)

Yeah, there are plenty of words that have variations on pronounciation.

I am looking for separate words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently. Like tear water coming from your eyes and tear ripping a piece of paper and present a gift and present the act of giving a presentation.

Haven't found one that has three yet, but I still have hope.

[breithauptclan]

The closest I am finding from scouring the internet and the ramblings of other bored linguists is 'refuse'.

refuse: trash. I threw the refuse into the bins outside.

refuse: to forbid or deny. I refuse to enter that room.

refuse: to fuse a second time I have also seen this spelled re-fuse. The Metamoran fusion dance ended and now Trunks and Goten need to refuse.

[BretI]

A quick Google of Homophones three words turns up this site that lists several.

It also includes Septuplets:

raise, rays, rase, raze, rehs, réis, res

[Kobold Catgirl]

That's not what breithaupt means. They're looking for words that share spellings but differ in meanings and in pronunciations.

[Jacob Jett]

Like wind

[breithauptclan]

Not that homophones aren't cool too. But yeah, I am looking for heteronym triples.

[PossibleCabbage]

The point of language is to be understood, not to be correct.