Author Topic: pronounciation (Read 2789 times)

teefal · « **on:** July 13, 2005, 04:57:00 PM »

How do *you* pronounce the locations, people, and objects in Layonara?

For example:

Mistone - mist-own, or my-stone, or mistoney

I'm sure many words are pronounced many ways ... let's see how varied we are outside of our text only realm.

Talan Va'lash · « **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2005, 06:06:00 PM »

Pretty sure the mistone one at least has been brought up before, the correct pronunciation was mis-Tone i believe.

I was just thinking of making this post yesterday to ask about a few pronunciation questions I had

you win.

Katia:

kah-Tia
or
Kat-eeya

Aragen:

Ara-jen
or
ara-Ghen

Marswipp · « **Reply #2 on:** July 13, 2005, 06:11:00 PM »

All I know is that a list that is a sticky would be nice...

Nuzatch · « **Reply #3 on:** July 13, 2005, 09:28:00 PM »

For that matter, just something to add to detail/immersion might be a phoenetic spelling after all the deities and locales. Yes that'd be a bunch of work, but it does add to immersion a bit. Maybe it could be done gradually over time. Also, maybe ask each newly submitted character to adda phoenetic spelling to their name.

I've thought of this a few times, but never really brought it up, I'm glad you did.

Leanthar · « **Reply #4 on:** July 13, 2005, 09:32:00 PM »

Mistone = Mis Tone Katia = Kah Tia Aragen = Air a jen

Gulnyr · « **Reply #5 on:** July 14, 2005, 12:03:00 AM »

Is the Tia part of Katia pronounced Tee-a or Sha?

*shakes fist at multiple spellings for a given sound, and multiple sounds for a given spelling*

Leanthar · « **Reply #6 on:** July 14, 2005, 07:14:00 AM »

Tee-a

teefal · « **Reply #7 on:** July 14, 2005, 08:51:00 AM »

Aasimar... ass-eh-mar? Ay-seh-mar?

teefal · « **Reply #8 on:** July 14, 2005, 09:17:00 AM »

Svirfneblin: zverf-knee-blin?

lunchboxkilla · « **Reply #9 on:** July 14, 2005, 10:16:00 AM »

Cel-Gar

Woot!

Force_of_Will_ · « **Reply #10 on:** July 14, 2005, 10:30:00 AM »

Sin'Dolin

Sin-Dough-Lynn

lol

Ar7 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 14, 2005, 11:05:00 AM »

Why do you guys need to know that? It's not like you walk in a store and have to you Mistone, you just type type type the names in the game.

orth · « **Reply #12 on:** July 14, 2005, 11:09:00 AM »

Actually Ar7, when Ice comes and visits me we often notice we pronounce things differently. There are others here who have friends and family who play together, sometimes clarifying the proper pronounciation would be helpful to know how it was originally intended to be said.

Ar7 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 14, 2005, 11:51:00 AM »

Hmm, I did think of that possibility, but I discarded it. Mostly because when in real life I talk with my friend we pronounce things the same way...all of them heh

Andrios · « **Reply #14 on:** July 14, 2005, 11:59:00 AM »

hmm. My friends and I rarely pronounce things the same. Makes it kind of fun.
For example: Regnus pronounces Dregar as Dree-Ger and I pronounce it as Druh-gar.
We both still think of it as the place where we are likely to die a lot

Lalaith Va'lash · « **Reply #15 on:** July 14, 2005, 01:49:00 PM »

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Andrios - 7/14/2005 2:59 PM We both still think of it as the place where we are likely to die a lot

hehe.. only if you Follow Owen or Lalaith there..
as for pronounciation.. you should really here some of the words I come up with when I don't know how to pronounce somthing. heh.. I think it even drives Talan insane at times.. *grins*
LV

teefal · « **Reply #16 on:** July 14, 2005, 01:50:00 PM »

dregar: dree-gur? druh-gar? dray-garh?

(i was saying dray-garh)

Ayreon · « **Reply #17 on:** July 14, 2005, 01:55:00 PM »

wemic?

wee mik

wem ik

i like wem ik.

Variable · « **Reply #18 on:** July 14, 2005, 02:22:00 PM »

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Lalaith Va'lash - 7/14/2005 2:49 PM
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Andrios - 7/14/2005 2:59 PM We both still think of it as the place where we are likely to die a lot

hehe.. only if you Follow Owen or Lalaith there..

Talan Va'lash · « **Reply #19 on:** July 14, 2005, 03:52:00 PM »

Generally one "e" is an "eh" sound while two makes the "ee" sound like in "tree" or "flee"

So Dregar should be Dreh-gar

and Wemic should be Weh-mic

Just like elm is pronounced "ehlm" not "eelm" and helm is Helm not "Heelm"

Edit: L, thanks for the Katia pronunciation... I'd been calling her Kat-ia as in the animal hehe

Edit part deux: And Svirfneblin should be Svirf-nehb-lin, no ee sounds in it

Edit.. um three (sheesh): I pronounce Aasimar like this Aa-sim-are (the first syllabal like the A sound that starts the word Apple, sim as in sim city, are as in the word are.)