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| Arion Elenim |
Posted - 16 Jan 2003 : 23:41:26
Okay, I have just one more tiff with the folks at WOTC about the proununciation of names and then I shall fall silent on the subject...uhm...for a bit...
I simply refuse to call the almighty goddess of the woods, whose holy name strikes fear into the hearts of every Malar-ite and orc, whose benevolence in the forest is unparallelled, smiter of the heathen tree defilers by the name oh so silly-sounding name My-LEE-kee. Ugh, could there be a less flattering name? I think that if Mielikki actually thought about it, she'd change it.
I have always, and SHALL always refer to her as Mee-leh-KAI. I think that it sounds much more appropriate.
Anyone agree/disagree? |
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| Salius Kai |
Posted - 20 Jan 2003 : 04:43:12
As long as it sounds somewhat close to what its supposed to be, I don't think it should really matter.
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| Dark_Lord |
Posted - 18 Jan 2003 : 11:33:30
quote:
Originally posted by Ranaghar Tsaran
I think you're right, Arion...Mee-leh-KAI sounds better for me
The other thing is that in Poland we pronouce it diffrently...
HA! HA! You don't want to know how we pronounce it in the Serbia! |
| Ranaghar Tsaran |
Posted - 17 Jan 2003 : 20:44:49
I think you're right, Arion...Mee-leh-KAI sounds better for me
The other thing is that in Poland we pronouce it diffrently... |
| Mumadar Ibn Huzal |
Posted - 17 Jan 2003 : 14:52:47
<scratches bald head and looks lost in thought>
Ehm, hasn't this topic been covered already in another - older - thread?
<starts looking for scroll with previous discussion>
Ah-hah... here they are.
<blows some dust of two scrolls...>
On this scroll and on that one some of the scribes have poured their thoughts.
tip: the "Search" function helps to look for older scrolls with information. |
| AraznBlair |
Posted - 17 Jan 2003 : 14:44:08
Thats funny I had always pronounced Faerun as Fair-un. It's just how my mind read it the first time I saw it. Just like Drizzt. I pronounce it as Drizt but I remember in one of the books when he first came out of the underdark for good and some human girl pronounced it as Drizzit.
I think it is up to how you want to say the word really. |
| Lord Rad |
Posted - 17 Jan 2003 : 08:54:47
I agree with you ArionElenim. Id actually always pronounced it this way by seeing the name first off years ago before I saw any official pronounciation guide and things like that stick! I still cant get used to pronouncing Faerun as FAY-ROON despite the caret over the 'u'!! FAY-RUN just stuck with me  |
| Drummer Boy |
Posted - 17 Jan 2003 : 05:29:44
quote:
Originally posted by ArionElenim
Okay, I have just one more tiff with the folks at WOTC about the proununciation of names and then I shall fall silent on the subject...uhm...for a bit...
I simply refuse to call the almighty goddess of the woods, whose holy name strikes fear into the hearts of every Malar-ite and orc, whose benevolence in the forest is unparallelled, smiter of the heathen tree defilers by the name oh so silly-sounding name My-LEE-kee. Ugh, could there be a less flattering name? I think that if Mielikki actually thought about it, she'd change it.
I have always, and SHALL always refer to her as Mee-leh-KAI. I think that it sounds much more appropriate.
Anyone agree/disagree?
I think I like the My-LEE-kee pronunciation better, but that's just MHO. Now that I think of it, though, your pronunciation sounds cool, too... |
