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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 05 Sep 2008 : 17:33:13
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Well met. I thought that I had asked this question a long time ago, but the Search function didn't reveal it. I fear that it got lost in the Cyberfell. So, will one who knows please tell us: What is the correct pronunciation of "Whamite"?
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Faraer
Great Reader
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Posted - 05 Sep 2008 : 17:35:46
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| They're named after the game designer and artist Tom Wham, so I've always assumed 'wam-might'. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 05 Sep 2008 : 18:42:17
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quote:
Originally posted by Faraer
They're named after the game designer and artist Tom Wham, so I've always assumed 'wam-might'.
That is how I initially read it. I can see it as possibly being pronouced 'way-might' or 'wam-mitee' or even'way-mitee' but I'm no expert on pronounciation  |
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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 05 Sep 2008 : 18:56:57
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I just found out about Tom Wham from reading The Great Khan Game thread, which makes the first syllable of "Whamite Islands" pretty much a gimme. (He was apparently into verbal tricks: read the name of the board game which he designed out loud for a lesser epiphany.) Whether the rest of the pronunciation is "mite," "ite" (like Kyle's little brother's name but with a "t" instead of a "k"), "itty" (as in "-bitty"), or "ighty" (as in "mighty" sans "m") I know not.
I am fairly certain, however, that it does not rhyme with "Bob."
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What is the correct pronunciation of "Whamite"?
