how do you pronounce aatxe?

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gameshoes3003
gameshoes3003
Forge Runner
#21
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Originally Posted by Evil Eye View Post
I say ataxe, never heard anyone actually say aahche or whatever on vent.
Yeah, I say this too because I have never heard anyone say it the correct way before.
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
nkuvu
Lion's Arch Merchant
#22
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.
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Originally Posted by Alexander Burn Victim View Post
I say cow. :P It's easy to pronouce.
Yeah, or this. Maybe even "demon cow."
RedDog91
RedDog91
Desert Nomad
#23
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)
refer
refer
Jungle Guide
#24
inbetween "uh tax say" and "a taxi".
Eragon Zarroc
Eragon Zarroc
Atra estern?? ono thelduin
#25
at-axe. i know it's completely wrong, but it sounds cool to me ;-)
Pony Slaystation
Pony Slaystation
Krytan Explorer
#26
I am a firm believer that words should be spelled how they sound, so I just say AT-AXE.
Works for me.
refer
refer
Jungle Guide
#27
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Originally Posted by Pony Slaystation View Post
I am a firm believer that words should be spelled how they sound
Shouldn't this be "Gilled Warz" then?
subarucar
subarucar
Desert Nomad
#28
I say aaht-see. although it varies, sometimes I pronounce the "T" as "K" or the "S" as a "Z".
Xenomortis
Xenomortis
Tea Powered
#29
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Originally Posted by Pony Slaystation View Post
I am a firm believer that words should be spelled how they sound, so I just say AT-AXE.
Works for me.
You must struggle with the English language then.
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.
i
idicious
Lion's Arch Merchant
#30
I myself pronounce it Aats - ke (short e) Seems to make sence the way it's spelled
Pony Slaystation
Pony Slaystation
Krytan Explorer
#31
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Originally Posted by Xenomortis View Post
You must struggle with the English language then.
I'm not an idiot, I was just joking around.
Sakura Az
Sakura Az
Lion's Arch Merchant
#32
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Originally Posted by Alexander Burn Victim View Post
I say cow. :P It's easy to pronouce.
this is exactly what i do, i gave up trying to say the name, so i just say cow, or black cow, or +beeping+ cow
pamelf
pamelf
Forge Runner
#33
I always thought it as Ah-Taxi. Good to know what a more correct pronunciation may be though. I hate getting things wrong.
KiLLi4N
KiLLi4N
Academy Page
#34
Same here, A-TAX sounds just right
Forgotton200
Forgotton200
Lion's Arch Merchant
#35
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Originally Posted by Gift3d View Post
atch.

not quite sure where people get the extra 'a' from... aatxe -> attaxe ??
Quoting this for +1.
M @ T
M @ T
Wilds Pathfinder
#36
I usually "call" for prot spirit

On topic, I call them atch or ectocow >.>
Tommy's
Tommy's
Furnace Stoker
#37
Aatse, not like the the bask Aatché but more like aatsuh.
Quaker
Quaker
Hell's Protector
#38
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?
Ugh
Ugh
Krytan Explorer
#39
AT-ix

And I don't care how it's supposed to be pronounced, I pronounce it how it looks.
_Nihilist_
_Nihilist_
Will Bull's Strike for $!
#40
'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.