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Kiaransalyn
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 09 Oct 2009 : 19:38:37
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How does one pronounce Xxiphu?
I keep thinking of it as 'sissy poo' but that's definitely wrong.
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Hellkeepa
Seeker
Norway
61 Posts |
Posted - 09 Oct 2009 : 19:46:23
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HELLo!
I'd pronounce id as "seefoh", or something quite similar to that in English. Might also be "chifuh", or some variant thereof, if they're using Chinese pronunciation.
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xaviera
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Sandro
Learned Scribe
New Zealand
266 Posts |
Posted - 10 Oct 2009 : 00:24:49
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| I'd pronounce it something like "zksifoo", with the "s" drawn out, and the stress on the "zks" part, based on the fact that "x" at the beginning of a name normally makes the "z" sound (as in Xvim), and the drawn-out "s" and early stress make it seem more otherworldly (in my opinion, of course). |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 10 Oct 2009 : 05:10:37
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I like "Zyfoo" myself, but that's only because I've got some other long-established aboleth-lore in my Realms, and my pronunciation of Xxiphu works with that material.
Otherwise, "Zeefoo" works for me as well.
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
1757 Posts |
Posted - 12 Oct 2009 : 07:50:18
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andmnk
Acolyte
Poland
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Posted - 16 Oct 2009 : 08:06:54
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