Funny incorrect pronunciations
Hailfall
not an incorrect pronounciation.. but the first time i saw a Necrid Horseman i thought it was Nekkid Horseman.. that made me laugh so now everytime i see that i will say that xD
Lady Syve
This is a great thread. I actually learned some things and others were cleared up for me. For example, the pronunciation of Stygian and Justiciar. Aatxe is just strange, so I constantly have to correct my self and refrain from calling it an Aatax or something. :P
Arlan
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Originally Posted by Gift3d
I also pronounce barrage "barridge" just because i refuse to say any word with a french accent. Ever.
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On topic - no, never!!
lyra_song
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Originally Posted by isamu kurosawa
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". |
Kula
Little Thorn!
and
CHIBICHAINS!!!
lol, Idk why but it just stuck
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CHIBICHAINS!!!
lol, Idk why but it just stuck
Darksun
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Originally Posted by Tatile
Who plays with the sound turned on anyway? That may, in fact, be the problem :\
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Originally Posted by lyra_song
I dont really care what the characters say, since they actors paid to read.
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DarkGanni
Common one and I hate it: Tombs > It's tomeS
Or the other one Draknar's, Dranknar's..........all failures to say Droknar's -.-
Or the other one Draknar's, Dranknar's..........all failures to say Droknar's -.-
Halmyr
Same as a lot of people: Aatxe.....I simply call them Ataxe, seems soooo much more natural and cooler that way :/ but thats just me
Accursed
I pronouce them "at-axe", but I guess I'm wrong Q_Q.
ApocalypseAzza
i also have always said it as at-axe just because u cant really say it like it is... 'aatxe'
Bo Fairfield
actually, with stygian, if you pronounce it true to latin/greek (or at least my latin professor), the y has a sort of U sound, as in styooogian, with y as a consonant, not vowel.
KiyaKoreena
We call them attaxes too. :-)
And second calling them Nekkid Horsemans.
And second calling them Nekkid Horsemans.
dilan155
ive always called it a taxes like what you pay when you buy stuff. cant really think of any good mispronounced words.
mrmango
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Originally Posted by Snow Bunny
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".
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Taurucis
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Originally Posted by Hailfall
not an incorrect pronounciation.. but the first time i saw a Necrid Horseman i thought it was Nekkid Horseman.. that made me laugh so now everytime i see that i will say that xD
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Bluefeather
I was teaching a newbie how to play the game and I told him he just have to press the following keys:
(1) Wan
(2) Tu
(3) Tree
(4) Pur
(5) Payb
(6) Seeks
(7) Sivin
(8) Iyt
I can feel the guy was laughing for no reason so I stopped teaching him. Too bad he didnt learn the last two numbers, (9) Nayn and (10) Tin.
(1) Wan
(2) Tu
(3) Tree
(4) Pur
(5) Payb
(6) Seeks
(7) Sivin
(8) Iyt
I can feel the guy was laughing for no reason so I stopped teaching him. Too bad he didnt learn the last two numbers, (9) Nayn and (10) Tin.
Savio
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Originally Posted by ApocalypseAzza
i also have always said it as at-axe just because u cant really say it like it is... 'aatxe'
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Type in aatxe. Learning new languages is fun!
Sakura Az
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Originally Posted by Squishy ftw
Just call them cows.
Mad cows. |
Zexua
a-tax lol yeah that's how i always said it. guildies like saying "cows coming". I have no intent on saying otherwise. i like the phonetic versions. makes it a lot easier at times. i guess it's whatever floats your boat.
itsvictor
Prophecies, can you not read?
Droknar's is that...DROKNAR'S!
I have a pet peeve with ignorance...but more so with stupidity...I pronounce aatxe- axe-te-c(say the letter c) I have no idea why but it stuck with me. Or I just say naggercow (sorry to those that I've offended with that if I did at all, that stuck after my friend kept screaming it on vent >_>)
Tomes not tombs because I don't want burial sites...
Edit: Also using the speech system on windows...Aatxe sounds a lot like Ox except the stressed O sound.
Droknar's is that...DROKNAR'S!
I have a pet peeve with ignorance...but more so with stupidity...I pronounce aatxe- axe-te-c(say the letter c) I have no idea why but it stuck with me. Or I just say naggercow (sorry to those that I've offended with that if I did at all, that stuck after my friend kept screaming it on vent >_>)
Tomes not tombs because I don't want burial sites...
Edit: Also using the speech system on windows...Aatxe sounds a lot like Ox except the stressed O sound.
mystical nessAL
A-Atex. 
Weird one, lol. :P
Sephiroth Istari
One really stupid misspelling(and sometimes even pronunciation) is Lion's Arch. The most common one I see is "Loin's Arch." Amusing.
Xunlai Guru Agent
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Originally Posted by Kula
CHIBICHAINS!!!
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Zexua
murakai-- for the longest time i said (mur-oc-key) pfft lol
Targren
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Originally Posted by Tender Care
I've seen peeps saying: wtb monk normal TOTEM, instead of Tome....
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"WTB monk normal tomb!!!"
I'll put your monk in a tomb, you illiterate maggot...
Tutis Evito
armbrace > ambrace
zamial
scythe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe
A scythe (pronounced /ˈsaɪð/, from Old English siðe[1].)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English
/ð/ this, breathe, father
or ss-I-the
not:
ss-kith
sky-th
or any of the other retarded pronunciations I have heard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe
A scythe (pronounced /ˈsaɪð/, from Old English siðe[1].)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English
/ð/ this, breathe, father
or ss-I-the
not:
ss-kith
sky-th
or any of the other retarded pronunciations I have heard
Trelliz
...you mean Silver Armour is actually Sliver Armour? I've read it as Silver for years, which is forgivable considering the icon [skill]Sliver Armor[/skill], it looks all silvery.
Neo Nugget
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Originally Posted by ApocalypseAzza
i also have always said it as at-axe just because u cant really say it like it is... 'aatxe'
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For a while i was saying silver, till someone pointed out it was sliver.
Also, Gyala Hatchery.......I always spelled it gayla
Till' a guildie pointed that out:P
Sethellington
i've been pronouncing it atax
like attacks
like attacks
Sleeper Service
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Originally Posted by Trelliz
...you mean Silver Armour is actually Sliver Armour? I've read it as Silver for years, which is forgivable considering the icon [skill]Sliver Armor[/skill], it looks all silvery.
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for years :s
sheesh.
Nick Of Troy
I always pronounced Aatxe as Axe-attack, Mursaat as Mer-sat, Krytan as Kretin and Cantha as Canthea.
Also every now and then i accidently call Shing Jea Island as Jing Shea :/
It peeves me off when Rurick refers to "Ascalonians" as "Ascalons"
Also every now and then i accidently call Shing Jea Island as Jing Shea :/
It peeves me off when Rurick refers to "Ascalonians" as "Ascalons"
Kusandaa
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Originally Posted by isamu kurosawa
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".
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"lfg fisher of wool".
I lol'ed really bad. Must hunt that stuff now, like I do with names.
EDIT: I can't spell. Really can't.
MStarfire
usually pronounce it "ash-ee".
Anyway I've heard funny pronunciations of Kanaxai from "can-ax-ee" to "can-ex-ey".. It's correctly pronounced "Kahn-a-shey".
Also I had a guildie insist on pronouncing Riposte "ree-pawst".
Anyway I've heard funny pronunciations of Kanaxai from "can-ax-ee" to "can-ex-ey".. It's correctly pronounced "Kahn-a-shey".
Also I had a guildie insist on pronouncing Riposte "ree-pawst".
Mesmer in Need
I though Shing Jea was Shining Jea for the longest time.
I've also said "Sturgeon" (Like the fish) for Stygian. I'm not sure if this is right.
I've also said "Sturgeon" (Like the fish) for Stygian. I'm not sure if this is right.
dawnmist
Always had a problem with aatxe.
But the main one where my pronunciation was off was Sousuke. Wasn't until about the 4th time I saw the cut scene where Jin's talking with him that I heard it was "sue - skay", and not "so - sooky".
Since he was somewhat of a girl/wimp, "so sooky" (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sook) had suited him - my partner & I had thought it was a deliberate pun by Anet. We still tend to call him sooky.
But the main one where my pronunciation was off was Sousuke. Wasn't until about the 4th time I saw the cut scene where Jin's talking with him that I heard it was "sue - skay", and not "so - sooky".
Since he was somewhat of a girl/wimp, "so sooky" (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sook) had suited him - my partner & I had thought it was a deliberate pun by Anet. We still tend to call him sooky.
tmakinen
Just remembered a guy spamming all chat in Kaineng Center with "were can I buy amour". I was so tempted to answer "just follow the red lanterns"
noob4sure
Re: Lion's Arch.
Not necessarily funny, but I've erroneously pronounced it as Lion's Arc since I'd first seen it. Can't seem to break the habit. :-\
Not necessarily funny, but I've erroneously pronounced it as Lion's Arc since I'd first seen it. Can't seem to break the habit. :-\
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When I first started playing for some reason I called "Apply Poison" "Apple Poison" <.< Never really looked at the name clearly
MrSlayer
On the spelling subject
Armor is Armour
Color is Colour
Favorite is Favourite
I could continue..
Armor is Armour
Color is Colour
Favorite is Favourite
I could continue..