.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.
Funny incorrect pronunciations
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 .
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.
.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??
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?
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-
Not quite pronunciation but spelling. I cringe whenever someone calls Factions Fractions, or Draknars Dorknors.
Sleeper Service
profeci prope profecee profe prophsies ....chapetr 1.... the first game.
Rhamia Darigaz
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Not quite pronunciation but spelling. I cringe whenever someone calls Factions Fractions, or Draknars Dorknors.
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Pesi
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Not quite pronunciation but spelling. I cringe whenever someone calls Factions Fractions, or Draknars Dorknors.
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anyway i also say it aat-kse
Trevor The Wave
i called them A-tex-(long e).
zwei2stein
Funny, i always pronounced them as āt̚ʌks
traeskapa
I've been saying like "attacks", or something.
Dunno really, but I will keep doing that, I think.
Dunno really, but I will keep doing that, I think.
Rhamia Darigaz
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"
i could never figure out how to pronounce aataxe so i just called them ataxes, as in "a taxis"
A Leprechaun
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~
Meh, I'm pretty sure its not "Ah-che", they are too dangerous to be called such a retarded name.
~A Leprechaun~
Henchman
Its Sliver Armor, not Silver Armor 
Squishy ftw
Just call them cows.
Mad cows.
Mad cows.
-Loki-
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funny thing there, you disliking ppl misspelling droknar's...
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jiggles
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
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Meh, I'm pretty sure its not "Ah-che", they are too dangerous to be called such a retarded name.
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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
aatxe - ah chay
is how ive been pronouncing it tho it's probably aht chee
is how ive been pronouncing it tho it's probably aht chee
Edge Martinez
At-Tax. But typically we just say 'Here comes a bull.'
Gift3d
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.
I also pronounce barrage "barridge" just because i refuse to say any word with a french accent. Ever.
Kale Ironfist
Phaern Majes
I call them A-taxes (long A sound). I know its wrong, but its easiest for me that way.
Pleikki
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profeci prope profecee profe prophsies ....chapetr 1.... the first game.
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Hodgie
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aat-kse? hardly rolls off the tongue imo.
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Lol thats how i say and always will
tmakinen
Being half deaf, for me language is primarily a visual construct of written words and phonetics is something that happens to other people That said, regardless of how people pronounce in-game names they very regularly make errors when writing them as well. According to my observations Elonian names are particularly difficult in this respect, to an extent that it may require some guesswork to find out the actual name behind a garbled rendition. I must assume that this is related to the poor correlation between written and spoken English. In my native language there is a direct relation between a letter and a phoneme and I tend to do less mistakes than native English speakers.
And why do people keep writing ataxe or aataxe?
That said, regardless of how people pronounce in-game names they very regularly make errors when writing them as well. According to my observations Elonian names are particularly difficult in this respect, to an extent that it may require some guesswork to find out the actual name behind a garbled rendition. I must assume that this is related to the poor correlation between written and spoken English. In my native language there is a direct relation between a letter and a phoneme and I tend to do less mistakes than native English speakers.And why do people keep writing ataxe or aataxe?
jiggles
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Tender Care
I've seen peeps saying: wtb monk normal TOTEM, instead of Tome....
Well...i suppose the most mispelled is actually Droknar......i've seen: LF runner to GROGNAR'S Forge....Drognar...and so on...
I've seen Sciro Tagashi and the Leech
I've seen: ELEMENTARY sword :lol: that actually looks like a sword for GW newbies o_O
Well...i suppose the most mispelled is actually Droknar......i've seen: LF runner to GROGNAR'S Forge....Drognar...and so on...
I've seen Sciro Tagashi and the Leech
I've seen: ELEMENTARY sword :lol: that actually looks like a sword for GW newbies o_O
mr_groovy
I refer to them as cows. The graspings are chickens :P
captain_carter
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I must assume that this is related to the poor correlation between written and spoken English.
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Turtle222
one thing i utterly despise is when people say TOMBS. TOMES PEOPLE TTTTTTOOOMMMMMMMEEEEEESSSSSSSS. Tomes. Plural of Tome. How the hell does it make sense to learn a skill by studying a tomb? that is just ridiculous
Natures Spirt
So wiki says ah-che is how you say it so maybe they shouldn't call them aatxe maybe they should call them sneezes. AHH-CHEE or AHHH-CHOO
Esan
Inscriptable. Battery (sense 3 is the only valid one in martial contexts). Linebacker. Dozens of others that I don't have at the tip of my fingers but find perennially irritating.
GW is rife with misuse and misunderstandings.
GW is rife with misuse and misunderstandings.
Kakumei
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Battery (sense 3 is the only valid one in martial contexts). .
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I have no idea what you're getting at, here.
Malice Black
I called them at-tax. So did everyone else over vent.
Esan
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I have no idea what you're getting at, here.
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tmakinen
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"Battery" as a combat role entails plinking your enemies with projectiles, not slashing your wrists to feed your medics. I am sure you understood this already, but I am just humoring your faux incomprehension.
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The last time I checked 'blood magic' was not a recognized martial art form and the thing the necros do (providing energy) is fairly well described by the term 'battery'.
Rothan Celt
I just pronounce them Attacks know thats not right but its stuck in my head now :?
know thats not right but its stuck in my head now :?
Alex Dimitri
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At-Tax. But typically we just say 'Here comes a bull.'
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SmokingHotImolation
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Funny, i always pronounced them as āt̚ʌks
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me too.
Boy, do i feel stupid now!
Espartaco
Hmm I must be making loads of mistakes.
I call:
Aatxe = "Attacks",
Sliver Armour = Silver Armour
Essence of Celerity = Essence of Celery
I also have a friend who calls chitin. chi-tin but I think it should be pronounced kye-tin (sorry I don't know the correct way to write it phonetically).
I call:
Aatxe = "Attacks",
Sliver Armour = Silver Armour
Essence of Celerity = Essence of Celery
I also have a friend who calls chitin. chi-tin but I think it should be pronounced kye-tin (sorry I don't know the correct way to write it phonetically).
Moral55
Wiki link to battery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(electricity)
This is the method in witch they are referred.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(electricity)
This is the method in witch they are referred.