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Old Jun 11, 2008, 10:07 AM // 10:07   #121
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On the spelling subject
Armor is Armour
Color is Colour
Favorite is Favourite

I could continue..
And of course its vigour. Not Vigor.

Had many problems with writing articles for my alliance private wiki when American members try to edit my spelling on them. Thats the ultimate laziness in my eye. A nation that cannot be bothered to write one word. tut tut. You should be ashamed.
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 10:21 AM // 10:21   #122
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I say attex for Aatxe.
Also, I used to say Mangrador instead of Mandragor.
And spamadan :P
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 11:00 AM // 11:00   #123
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And of course its vigour. Not Vigor.

Had many problems with writing articles for my alliance private wiki when American members try to edit my spelling on them. Thats the ultimate laziness in my eye. A nation that cannot be bothered to write one word. tut tut. You should be ashamed.
How do they feel about blonde and blond?
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 11:52 AM // 11:52   #124
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Since we are on the subject of pronounciation, can anyone tell me the correct way to pronounce "Rampaging Ntouka"? Is the N silent, making it "Too-kah"? Just something I always wondered...
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 12:03 PM // 12:03   #125
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Just call them cows.
Mad cows.
on steroids or At-Axe

anyway i cringe whenever someone calls SLIVER ARMOR SILVER ARMOR

i used to call [Cultist's Fervor] Cultist's fever
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 12:54 PM // 12:54   #126
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Since we are on the subject of pronounciation, can anyone tell me the correct way to pronounce "Rampaging Ntouka"? Is the N silent, making it "Too-kah"? Just something I always wondered...
I use a nasal, softer 'n' then 'toe' than 'ka', with a slightly elongated 'a' but soft. ntoeka, I think.
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 01:44 PM // 13:44   #127
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Since we are on the subject of pronounciation, can anyone tell me the correct way to pronounce "Rampaging Ntouka"? Is the N silent, making it "Too-kah"? Just something I always wondered...
Given it sounds African and has some pronunciation similarities with French... soft N, "too" "kah" is pretty much the way I say it. I imagine other people saying it in a different based on your primary language...

And this is where I love having basics in different languages.

Xunlai = Shunlai.
Zho = Djo. Much like "djinn" but a bit softer.
Kaineng = not quite Kainang, but not Kainehng either...
Xanquang: Shatchuang.

Closest I can get without resorting to international phonetics...

Oh and on American/British English, I know people who make big deals about it and I don't see why... I'm in Canada but I've been in contact with American English more than British so I use the American one... >_>...
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 03:24 PM // 15:24   #128
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I only recently discovered that it's Magebane Shot not Megabane Shot.
It makes sense as magebane but I still think megabane sounds like a cool name for a skill >.>

And every time I go there I can't help it, I have to call it Bacon's Perch... and then go 'mmmmmm bacon'

Invariably, I'll spell it as "Shinjea", and my British husband (I'm an American), argues with me as I call them "mainotars" and he insists it's "minnotars".
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 03:44 PM // 15:44   #129
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Invariably, I'll spell it as "Shinjea", and my British husband (I'm an American), argues with me as I call them "mainotars" and he insists it's "minnotars".
I pronounce it: My-no-tors.
I have always though that was right.

That is of course if you are talking about minotaurs.

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Old Jun 11, 2008, 03:53 PM // 15:53   #130
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On a related note, I've seen some funny misspellings lately:

"Need run to Bacon's Perch"
"Where can I get blots of cloth", or "Iron Ignuts"
"Need Poper Lvling", which then evolved into "Pooper lvling"
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 03:55 PM // 15:55   #131
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About the Armor =/= armour, vigor =/= vigour... In USA it's Vigor/Armor/Color, in UK it's Vigour/Armour/Colour. Game uses English grammar.
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 04:09 PM // 16:09   #132
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About the Armor =/= armour, vigor =/= vigour... In USA it's Vigor/Armor/Color, in UK it's Vigour/Armour/Colour. Game uses English grammar.
I must have my settings wrong, can I get my 'u's?
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 05:02 PM // 17:02   #133
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my British husband (I'm an American), argues with me as I call them "mainotars" and he insists it's "minnotars".
I'm American and I've always called it a mĭn'ə-tôr' but the British sound cooler.
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 05:06 PM // 17:06   #134
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Omfg how did I forget the legendary

BACON OF DORKNAR!
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 05:52 PM // 17:52   #135
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i say "at-axe"

oh, and they're tomes, not tombs.
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Old Jun 11, 2008, 09:05 PM // 21:05   #136
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I pronounce it: My-no-tors.
I have always though that was right.

That is of course if you are talking about minotaurs.

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Me too, but he insists it's like "minnow'. He's from Norwich, if that has any bearing on accent. Maybe next time the issue comes up I'll ask him how he likes his little fish-bulls. xP
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Old Jun 12, 2008, 12:46 AM // 00:46   #137
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About the Armor =/= armour, vigor =/= vigour... In USA it's Vigor/Armor/Color, in UK it's Vigour/Armour/Colour. Game uses English grammar.
No, the game uses american grammar.

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Me too, but he insists it's like "minnow'. He's from Norwich, if that has any bearing on accent. Maybe next time the issue comes up I'll ask him how he likes his little fish-bulls. xP
I'd have to go with "minno", no w in there, but over emphasis on the I with "my-no" would be more an american accent comming into play than a norwich accent with minnow.

Just than kgod guild wars does not have any areas named simmilar to Leicestershire.
I have to say, hearing an american pronounce that one never gets old.
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Old Jun 12, 2008, 05:41 AM // 05:41   #138
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Just call an aatxe a minotaur on steroids and be done with it. >_>
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Old Jun 12, 2008, 09:01 AM // 09:01   #139
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No, the game uses american grammar.



I'd have to go with "minno", no w in there, but over emphasis on the I with "my-no" would be more an american accent comming into play than a norwich accent with minnow.

Just than kgod guild wars does not have any areas named simmilar to Leicestershire.
I have to say, hearing an american pronounce that one never gets old.

well i believe that the name "Minos" is pronouced "me-nos"

so its mino-taur.
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I'm sure I've heard the word 'minotaur' on TV pronounced, 'MY-no-torr'.
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