how do you pronounce aatxe?
Braxton619
Hi guys, I have a quick question. How exactly do you pronounce aatxe? I thought it was A-TAX but someone said thats wrong. Also I used several text-to-speech programs and they sound all different. Thanks!
Kamara
Aa-chee / Ah-chee.
If http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Talk:...#Pronunciation is to be believed. (Have no reason to doubt it, imo o_O)
Though yeah, I say At-axe too. It's just more understandable that way IMO.
If http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Talk:...#Pronunciation is to be believed. (Have no reason to doubt it, imo o_O)
Though yeah, I say At-axe too. It's just more understandable that way IMO.
xron
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Aa-chee / Ah-chee.
If http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Talk:...#Pronunciation is to be believed. (Have no reason to doubt it, imo o_O) Though yeah, I say At-axe too. It's just more understandable that way IMO. |
Tenebrae
Dunno in english but in spanish is the same , aa che.
HawkofStorms
Yeah, there were a couple threads on this a few years ago. I too used to think it was "A-tax" (which kinda sounds like "Attacks"). Of course, even though I now know the correct Basque pronunciation, I still think of it in my head as A-tax. Pretty much nobody I know on Vent pronounces it incorrectly anyway, so if I did say it correctly (aa-che), nobody would know what I was talking about anyway.
Gift3d
atch.
not quite sure where people get the extra 'a' from... aatxe -> attaxe ??
not quite sure where people get the extra 'a' from... aatxe -> attaxe ??
Bob Slydell
lol i say Attacks
riktw
depents, if as sin
LOL
if as 55hp monk
LOL
if as balanced team and not the tank
OWSHIIIIIIIIIIII
i say aat-xe
like that, not aat-a-xe but aat-xe
LOL
if as 55hp monk
LOL
if as balanced team and not the tank
OWSHIIIIIIIIIIII
i say aat-xe
like that, not aat-a-xe but aat-xe
Bob Slydell
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depents, if as sin
LOL if as 55hp monk LOL |
Danny Used Frenzy
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(Or at least, that's the best you can expect from someone who hasn't extensively studied Basque or Spanish.)
Taurean
For me, coming from scandinavia, i say "aatks" without the -e at the end.
Whether or not it is the correct way may be another matter.
Whether or not it is the correct way may be another matter.
Xenomortis
Ok... from what I can gather from various attempts to spell a pronunciation.
Aatxe -> ætʃeɪ (English IPA)
I think. The most intuitive way I can think of writing that in something that could easily be read would be "atché". I debate the "t", but meh.
Aatxe -> ætʃeɪ (English IPA)
I think. The most intuitive way I can think of writing that in something that could easily be read would be "atché". I debate the "t", but meh.
Evil Eye
I say ataxe, never heard anyone actually say aahche or whatever on vent.
Xsiriss
A mate told me it was from greek mythology and pronounced axe,turned out to be a load of crap and I hit him.
On research it is indeed atche.
On research it is indeed atche.
Savio
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That post is slightly misleading. Most english-speakers would pronounce it aat-chee given that guide. It should be pronounced aat-chay.
(Or at least, that's the best you can expect from someone who hasn't extensively studied Basque or Spanish.) |
FengShuiDove
I typically say "aks-ee". I can't stand the attacksey pronunciation, cause the friggin' second "a" isn't after the "t" people 
. As I understand it, it's the "atch-ee" or "atch-ay" as stated.
. As I understand it, it's the "atch-ee" or "atch-ay" as stated.
Konker2020
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I typically say "aks-ee". I can't stand the attacksey pronunciation, cause the friggin' second "a" isn't after the "t" people
. As I understand it, it's the "atch-ee" or "atch-ay" as stated. |
Sierraa
I say cow. :P It's easy to pronouce.
lilDeath
A-TAX myself here
The others just sound wrong, not manly enough
Archie (atchee, atchay with indian accent
) and Jughead?
Achee (the feminine sneeze from achoo?)
The others just sound wrong, not manly enough
Archie (atchee, atchay with indian accent
) and Jughead?Achee (the feminine sneeze from achoo?)
gameshoes3003
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I say ataxe, never heard anyone actually say aahche or whatever on vent.
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I don't know where or how I came to say a-taxe, but I just did.
Interesting though, I've always wondered about this.
nkuvu
I've never tried to pronounce this out loud. On seeing the thread title (but before reading the thread), I was thinking just... axe. More or less. I tried "at axe" but that sounded wrong just because there's no vowel between the t and x.
I'm happy to know that it's actually pronounced "aa-che" (using Spanish/Basque che, so it'd sound like "aa-chay") and should I ever find myself trying to express the fact that I'm getting stomped by an aatxe in real life, people will understand what I'm trying to say. They may not know what an aatxe really is, but at least they won't think I'm being flattened by an axe.
Yeah, or this. Maybe even "demon cow."
I'm happy to know that it's actually pronounced "aa-che" (using Spanish/Basque che, so it'd sound like "aa-chay") and should I ever find myself trying to express the fact that I'm getting stomped by an aatxe in real life, people will understand what I'm trying to say. They may not know what an aatxe really is, but at least they won't think I'm being flattened by an axe.
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I say cow. :P It's easy to pronouce.
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RedDog91
I say At-tax
idc how any1 else says it...every1 knows wat u are talking about as long as you're close (sorry to ppl who say a-choo-ee-tax-mc-o'niel-chan)
idc how any1 else says it...every1 knows wat u are talking about as long as you're close (sorry to ppl who say a-choo-ee-tax-mc-o'niel-chan)
refer
inbetween "uh tax say" and "a taxi".
Eragon Zarroc
at-axe. i know it's completely wrong, but it sounds cool to me ;-)
Pony Slaystation
I am a firm believer that words should be spelled how they sound, so I just say AT-AXE.
Works for me.
Works for me.
refer
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I am a firm believer that words should be spelled how they sound
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subarucar
I say aaht-see. although it varies, sometimes I pronounce the "T" as "K" or the "S" as a "Z".
Xenomortis
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I am a firm believer that words should be spelled how they sound, so I just say AT-AXE.
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And it isn't spelt Ataxe.
Upon first seeing the name and trying to pronounce it, I just said "axe".
Upon actually looking at it, I think I tried to pronounce it as spelt (Aat-xe), obviously that provide difficult without a vowl between the t and x.
Largely I pronounce it "atch", as I'm a little dubious about the final "e" and how that should be pronounced.
Previously I wrote ætʃeɪ, but it might just be ætʃ (that's how I've pronounced it for a very long time).
For those too lazy to read the IPA page on the wikipedia, I'm saying it's either "atch-ay" or "atch". This post would indicate the latter.
idicious
I myself pronounce it Aats - ke (short e) Seems to make sence the way it's spelled
Pony Slaystation
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You must struggle with the English language then.
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Sakura Az
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I say cow. :P It's easy to pronouce.
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pamelf
I always thought it as Ah-Taxi. Good to know what a more correct pronunciation may be though. I hate getting things wrong.
KiLLi4N
Same here, A-TAX sounds just right
Forgotton200
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atch.
not quite sure where people get the extra 'a' from... aatxe -> attaxe ?? |
M @ T
I usually "call" for prot spirit
On topic, I call them atch or ectocow >.>
On topic, I call them atch or ectocow >.>
Tommy's
Aatse, not like the the bask Aatché but more like aatsuh.
Quaker
One problem - people keep talking about the Basque pronunciation, but the Aatxes are not in Spain (or France), it's Tyria - so how is Aatxe pronounced in "Tyrian"?
On a side note - I wish the folks at ANet would supply an official pronunciation guide for the game. For example, Nebo Terrace - is it Neb-oh or Nee-boh or Nee-boo or what?
On a side note - I wish the folks at ANet would supply an official pronunciation guide for the game. For example, Nebo Terrace - is it Neb-oh or Nee-boh or Nee-boo or what?
Ugh
AT-ix
And I don't care how it's supposed to be pronounced, I pronounce it how it looks.
And I don't care how it's supposed to be pronounced, I pronounce it how it looks.
_Nihilist_
'Attics' (the plural of 'attic'), even though I know the correct pronunciation, I've always used this way.
Most of the time, since they don't drop their pink goo for me, it's "Motherf***ing Worthless Moo-Cow" or some other derogatory nonsense.
Most of the time, since they don't drop their pink goo for me, it's "Motherf***ing Worthless Moo-Cow" or some other derogatory nonsense.