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Snow Bunny · Jun 09, 2008, 04:56 PM // 16:56

On the subject of Bladed Aatxes. It's a Bladed Attacks to me, I don't care what you say. Doesn't anyone else do that when they read something that would take too much effort to actually pronounce? Like with Hermoine in harry potter, I simply assigned her as "hermine". I don't know what Djinn's pronunciation is, but I roll with "Jin"

Inscribable =/= inscriptable
tome =/= tomb
elemental =/= elementary
primeval =/= primal
voltaic =/= voltage

Team Ramrod · Jun 09, 2008, 05:00 PM // 17:00

People saying smithing instead of smiting, its pretty annoying

Snograt · Jun 09, 2008, 05:06 PM // 17:06

Stygian is easy. Stygian refers to the river Styx, which is pronounced sticks.
Take the first part of sticks - sti - and add jee-un. Sti-jee-un.

Phonetic spelling never makes much sense - and I never understood those weird IPA things wikipedia uses :/

(Dictionary.com says /ˈstɪdʒiən/Pronunciation[stij-ee-uhn] which is what I just said ^^

Monk of Demise · Jun 09, 2008, 05:28 PM // 17:28

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Originally Posted by Phaern Majes

I call them A-taxes (long A sound). I know its wrong, but its easiest for me that way.

Me too

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Darksun · Jun 09, 2008, 05:39 PM // 17:39

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

I pronounce Luxon as " Loo-tsion"

Don't the characters SAY Luxon & Kurzick in the cut scenes? they are pronounced :
LUX-ōn
KER-zik

Tatile · Jun 09, 2008, 06:09 PM // 18:09

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Originally Posted by Darksun

Don't the characters SAY Luxon & Kurzick in the cut scenes? they are pronounced :
LUX-ōn
KER-zik

Who plays with the sound turned on anyway? That may, in fact, be the problem :\

Tingi · Jun 09, 2008, 06:35 PM // 18:35

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Originally Posted by Inger

I was just exploring the wiki page on bladed aatxes when I noticed the trivia at the bottom. It said that aatxe is pronounced ah-che, now I don't know if this is true but if it is, I've been pronouncing it quite incorrect for the last 2 years. All this time I've always pronounced aatxe as axe-atee and now that I look carefully at this, it sure seems completely incorrect

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So basically I'm wondering what kind of funny incorrect pronunciations have you guys had, could be a friend who corrected you or maybe one of the in game cutscenes.

lol...I've always pronounced it like "at-axe" for some wierd reason...

lyra_song · Jun 09, 2008, 06:40 PM // 18:40

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Originally Posted by Darksun

Don't the characters SAY Luxon & Kurzick in the cut scenes? they are pronounced :
LUX-ōn
KER-zik

I dont really care what the characters say, since they actors paid to read.

If Cantha is based on asia, then Luxon should be pronounced with the X a "sh/ch" sound.

Luxon with the hard X is a western pronounciation.

Its not Mex-i-co. Its Me-"Shi"-co.

Tender Care · Jun 09, 2008, 06:40 PM // 18:40

A norwegain, danish or swedish could pronounce it Otxe....

**cosyfiep** · Jun 09, 2008, 06:43 PM // 18:43

always been an ax to me...(axes plural)....never worried about how to pronounce it as I dont have vent and my husband knows what I am talking about---so its mute.

now
Requirement does NOT begin with a "Q"!!!!!!!!!

Gun Pierson · Jun 09, 2008, 06:52 PM // 18:52

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Originally Posted by FrAnt1c²

Ehm, I always pronounce it a aat - kse

I'm flemmish, from Belgium too and it's funny you pronounced it like me and my friends did until recently as I saw the trivia the OP talks about.

Tender Care · Jun 09, 2008, 06:52 PM // 18:52

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Originally Posted by cosyfiep

always been an ax to me...(axes plural)....never worried about how to pronounce it as I dont have vent and my husband knows what I am talking about---so its mute.

now
Requirement does NOT begin with a "Q"!!!!!!!!!

Infact weapons in Kamadan are QUIRED 8, 9, 10.......

Warwick · Jun 09, 2008, 07:09 PM // 19:09

I've been calling them At-Ex's

isamu kurosawa · Jun 09, 2008, 07:26 PM // 19:26

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Originally Posted by Jebus

You pronounce Aatxe like Cow.
That's C - O - W.

Yep, and Grasping Darkness is pronounced "squid".
Grasp of Insanity = Little bastards.

Tombs/tomes is also one of my pet peeves.

The worst i have seen yet though, was a guild member who no matter how many times he was corrected called fow "Fisher of wow". Now im sure they do have fishing in world of warcraft, but this is guild wars.
He seid we where all taking the piss beccause "fissure of woe" makes no sense.

I don't see how people can mispronounce lich, luxon or justiciar though as they are all pronounced in cutscenes. Djinn is pronounced "Djinn", just less emphasis on the D.

There also seem to be a ton of culturally ignorant players who cannot pronounce a single character name in factions unless its "Chan".

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

I dont really care what the characters say, since they actors paid to read.

If Cantha is based on asia, then Luxon should be pronounced with the X a "sh/ch" sound.

Luxon with the hard X is a western pronounciation.

Its not Mex-i-co. Its Me-"Shi"-co.

Yet if you pat attention to the storyline, the luxon culture is based on roman/greek influences, only cantha itself is asian.
How many asians have you met named "archemorus"?
Kurzick is based on germanic/eastern european culture hence "brauer" and "durheim".

Bryant Again · Jun 09, 2008, 07:30 PM // 19:30

I just gave up and called them "attock-zees".

"Fissure of Woah" will always be an old-time favorite, though : )

Angelus... · Jun 09, 2008, 07:36 PM // 19:36

I always pronounced them "a-taxi"

I also find the common mistake with Sliver Armor, and how so many people thought (and still do >_>) that it is Silver Armor.

Bryant Again · Jun 09, 2008, 07:42 PM // 19:42

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Originally Posted by Angelus...

I also find the common mistake with Sliver Armor, and how so many people thought (and still do >_>) that it is Silver Armor.

Both make sense, really. It can be seen as "shiny and reflective as smooth silver" or something, so that like the damage you inflict bounces right back. Plus it's got a shiny knight in the icon.

Nonetheless, I'm really not going to nit-pick about the mistakes as long as people know what they're talking about.

Three Pounds · Jun 09, 2008, 07:45 PM // 19:45

The ones that have always gotten me are:

Aegis: Aey-guess as opposed to the correct pronunciation Eee-giss
Maelstrom: Male-storm ^^

jammerpa · Jun 09, 2008, 07:48 PM // 19:48

When the deep first opened up, people on vent called Kanaxai = Can -ax - eee or Can - ax - eye

I believe the proper pronunciation is Khan - a - shy.

Correct me if I'm wrong please.

Chthon · Jun 09, 2008, 07:48 PM // 19:48

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Originally Posted by Stormlord Alex

So, yeah - ah-che is correct.

I don't care though, ah-che doesn't roll off the tongue as easy as ah-tax

I've always said "ah-tax" too, but I guess I'll try to train myself to say it right.

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Originally Posted by tmakinen

And why do people keep writing ataxe or aataxe?

1. We can't spell it phonetically because we don't know how it's pronounced. At least we didn't until recently. But that doesn't help, since "aatxe" resembles "ah-che" only the the presence of the letter "a."

2. "Aatxe" is not a valid letter combination under the rules of English spelling/phonology. We're uncomfortable with "Aa" at the start of a word, but we'll pronounce it as a single "a" for loan words like "aardvark" -- which we consistently misspell as "ardvark." (It's also in onomatopoeia like "aargh!" signifying a loooong "a.") A "tx" in the middle of a word is flat out. We can't even hope to pronounce it. It's not a valid compound consonant, and there can't be a syllable break between them since "X" cannot start a syllable unless it also starts the word (except for some silly British variants on "tion").

The result is that we (unconsciously) try to conform it to the rules of spelling/phonology by breaking up the "aa" and the "tx." Move an "a" and you get "ataxe," which is at least pronounceable as an English word. And, coincidentally, more closely mirrors how I tend to say it, "ah-tax." Sometimes I remember that their should be a double letter in their somewhere, and that usually leads to "attaxe," since "t" can sometimes be doubled, but never "a" or "x" or "silent e." Since the "e" is silent and non-functional (I haven't the slightest inclination to say "ah-takes" because of it) sometimes it gets dropped, leaving "atax," which my mind realizes is too short to be right, so it must be "attax."

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Originally Posted by mr_groovy

I refer to them as cows. The graspings are chickens :P

Graspings are clearly squid. However, they may taste like chicken.

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Originally Posted by Mord Sith Reyna

Luxon: Luckson or looshon?

Pronounced during the cutscenes. Also ripped of from Farscape.

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Flame Djinn: Jinn or DuhJinn?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/djinn
I've also heard it pronounced with a non-English consonant that sounds to me like a cross between "J" and "Z".

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Stygian Veil: Sty- Gee'in (long I sound) or Sti-jee'in

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=stygian

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Lich: Like, Lych (long I sound), Leech, Lick or Lich

Rhymes with "itch."

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Justiciar: Just a car or Justi-see-ar

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Justiciar

Though I may be mistaken, I think I remember it being pronounced differently during a cutscene.

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Originally Posted by tuna-fish_sushi

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