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Arion Elenim
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 16 Jan 2003 : 23:41:26
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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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My latest Realms-based short story, about a bard, a paladin of Lathander and the letter of the law, Debts Repaid. It takes place before the "shattering" and gives the bard Arion a last gasp before he plunges into the present.http://candlekeep.com/campaign/logs/log-debts.htm |
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Drummer Boy
Senior Scribe
USA
395 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jan 2003 : 05:29:44
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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... |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Jan 2003 : 08:54:47
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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  |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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AraznBlair
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 17 Jan 2003 : 14:44:08
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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. |
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Mumadar Ibn Huzal
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 17 Jan 2003 : 14:52:47
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<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. |
Edited by - Mumadar Ibn Huzal on 17 Jan 2003 14:58:57 |
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Ranaghar Tsaran
Learned Scribe
Poland
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Posted - 17 Jan 2003 : 20:44:49
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I think you're right, Arion...Mee-leh-KAI sounds better for me
The other thing is that in Poland we pronouce it diffrently... |
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Dark_Lord
Seeker
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Posted - 18 Jan 2003 : 11:33:30
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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! |
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Salius Kai
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 20 Jan 2003 : 04:43:12
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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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Edited by - Salius Kai on 20 Jan 2003 04:44:38 |
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Arion complains about proununciations II
