Funny incorrect pronunciations

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Inger
Lion's Arch Merchant
#1
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 .

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.
FrAnt1c??
FrAnt1c??
Forge Runner
#2
Ehm, I always pronounce it a aat - kse

For some reason ppl always pronounce Frantic as Fanatic :s I know most of you kids are quite young, but you haven't you even learnt how to read?
-Loki-
-Loki-
Forge Runner
#3
Not quite pronunciation but spelling. I cringe whenever someone calls Factions Fractions, or Draknars Dorknors.
Sleeper Service
Sleeper Service
Jungle Guide
#4
profeci prope profecee profe prophsies ....chapetr 1.... the first game.
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Rhamia Darigaz
Desert Nomad
#5
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Originally Posted by -Loki-
Not quite pronunciation but spelling. I cringe whenever someone calls Factions Fractions, or Draknars Dorknors.
funny thing there, you disliking ppl misspelling droknar's...
Pesi
Pesi
Jungle Guide
#6
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Originally Posted by -Loki-
Not quite pronunciation but spelling. I cringe whenever someone calls Factions Fractions, or Draknars Dorknors.
self owned?

anyway i also say it aat-kse
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Trevor The Wave
Frost Gate Guardian
#7
i called them A-tex-(long e).
zwei2stein
zwei2stein
Grotto Attendant
#8
Funny, i always pronounced them as āt̚ʌks
traeskapa
traeskapa
Frost Gate Guardian
#9
I've been saying like "attacks", or something.
Dunno really, but I will keep doing that, I think.
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Rhamia Darigaz
Desert Nomad
#10
aat-kse? hardly rolls off the tongue imo.
i could never figure out how to pronounce aataxe so i just called them ataxes, as in "a taxis"
A Leprechaun
A Leprechaun
Desert Nomad
#11
Ah-tacs (the second a sounds a little like a u)

Meh, I'm pretty sure its not "Ah-che", they are too dangerous to be called such a retarded name.

~A Leprechaun~
Henchman
Henchman
Frost Gate Guardian
#12
Its Sliver Armor, not Silver Armor
Squishy ftw
Squishy ftw
Desert Nomad
#13
Just call them cows.
Mad cows.
-Loki-
-Loki-
Forge Runner
#14
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhamia Darigaz
funny thing there, you disliking ppl misspelling droknar's...
I'm usually good at picking up my own spelling errors. Oh well. RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing internet has ruined my vocabulary.
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jiggles
Desert Nomad
#15
Ive been calling it 'a tex' i know its wrong and i remember reading the same thing on wiki years ago, but hey whatever makes the game right for me eh?
Stormlord Alex
Stormlord Alex
Grotto Attendant
#16
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Originally Posted by A Leprechaun
Meh, I'm pretty sure its not "Ah-che", they are too dangerous to be called such a retarded name.
It's a bull-like creature from Basque mythology (said to hunt down criminals and the like at night-time and all that)

The Basque language just have a different pronunciation of 'tx' - to quote Wiki, "Basque also features postalveolar sibilants (/ʃ/, written x, and /ʧ/, written tx), sounding like English sh and ch."

So, yeah - ah-che is correct.

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

So, yeah.
psycore
psycore
Krytan Explorer
#17
aatxe - ah chay

is how ive been pronouncing it tho it's probably aht chee
Edge Martinez
Edge Martinez
Jungle Guide
#18
At-Tax. But typically we just say 'Here comes a bull.'
Gift3d
Gift3d
Forge Runner
#19
I pronounce aatxes "axes". But i usually just call them goats. I call 75% of the monsters in guild wars goats.
I also pronounce barrage "barridge" just because i refuse to say any word with a french accent. Ever.
Kale Ironfist
Kale Ironfist
Jungle Guide
#20
Savio on Aatxes

from this earlier thread on the same subject:
aatxe