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Khaa
Seeker
USA
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 Posted - 10 Nov 2005 : 14:14:54
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| I still pronounce many things wrong and many "friendly" arguments come from those battles. |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 10 Nov 2005 : 14:45:00
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Yeah - like Wooly, I have told every single person I run for that Drow, in my worlds, in pronounced like Bow (the archer thing). Some people like to argue - but then I show them the symbolic door. 
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Still rockin' the Fey'ri style. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2005 : 22:16:00
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I know Drizzt is pronounced "Drist", but I mentally pronounce it as "Drizzit". |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2005 : 22:25:05
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No problem with that - I still have a hard time pronouncing the proper name for Deep Gnomes - but then again, who names things Svirfneblins???? 
C-Fb |
Still rockin' the Fey'ri style. |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2005 : 22:42:20
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There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
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Darkheyr
Learned Scribe
264 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2005 : 23:32:15
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
I know Drizzt is pronounced "Drist", but I mentally pronounce it as "Drizzit".
It isn't Drizzit?
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 04:25:13
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| Don't worry, I never picked up on the Drist/Drizzit thing until two things converged. The first one was that a lot of people were portrayed in the novel as misprounouncing Drizzt by phoenetically spelling it out as Drizzit, and I heard one of the characters in Baldur's Gate saying the word Drizzt in their dialogue. Then it all clicked . . . |
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Darkheyr
Learned Scribe
264 Posts |
Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 07:11:36
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Yeah, I got it from Baldur's Gate as well. Annoying, indeed.
Drist... What kind of name is "Drist"? |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 15:22:17
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Die Svirfneblins, die!!!!!
Seriously - what a wacky name.
C-Fb |
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BlackAce
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
358 Posts |
Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 08:04:20
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Originally posted by CrennenFaerieBane
Don't call it Old English - Winterfox will probably tear your heart out.
I have always pronounced it "ee-ae-er-lan." Always sounded Elven to me.
C-Fb
I've always understood Æ to most often simply mean I, so I've always pronounced Eaerlann as "Yeer-lan", when asked. But when reading to myself I cheat and pronounce it "Earl-an". |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 14:45:56
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And have you seen that new name for the half-elf in Salvatore's book? I have no idea how to pronounce it - Calihye. Do we think it is Cal-ee-hi, or Ca-lee-hee... anyone have an idea?
C-Fb |
Still rockin' the Fey'ri style. |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 19:30:57
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| My "at-a-glance" pronounciation would be Ca-lee-hee-ee. (By the way, any chance of getting the international phonetic alphabet as a font to use on the forums Alaundo?) |
There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
Terry Pratchett |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2005 : 05:08:44
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I pronounce it "CAL-ee-ay", but the name still confused me the first few times I read it. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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Darkheyr
Learned Scribe
264 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2005 : 08:36:52
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Seriously, I find the various dragon names significantly easier to pronounce than some "normal" names of the realms.
I mean, there is little argument on how you pronounce Nalavarautathoryl. |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2005 : 14:35:32
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Of course. Well, Dragons are well known for their gift of the tongue. Which brings me to the question - do dragons name themselves or do they keep the name their parents give them? Hmmm.
C-Fb |
Still rockin' the Fey'ri style. |
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Darkheyr
Learned Scribe
264 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2005 : 10:00:32
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| I think there was an article that answered this particular question... Somewhere on the WotC site... Wyrms of the North, mayhaps? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2005 : 17:04:13
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Cool, I'll check that out - I want to see if it's in line with the Draconimicon.
C-Fb |
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Beirnadri Magranth
Senior Scribe
USA
720 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2005 : 19:09:10
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| the word svirfneblin is directly from old norse mythology... so thats where it comes from crennenfaeriebane |
"You came here to be a martyr in a great big bang of glory... instead you will die with a whimper."
::moussaoui tries to interrupt::
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2005 : 19:27:07
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Thanks, BM, I was wondering where a name like that originated!
C-Fb |
Still rockin' the Fey'ri style. |
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How should I pronounce this?
