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 Sep 13 2004, 03:28 AM
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Senior GM  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,406 Joined: 12-April 03 From: Redmond, WA Member No.: 4,442  |
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Sep 13 2004, 03:33 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,049 Joined: 24-March 03 Member No.: 4,323 |
So.... why did you post this? Was there a specific reason, or did you just feel like providing some random information?
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Sep 13 2004, 04:03 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 7-May 04 Member No.: 6,308 |
Well, my guess would be either pedanticism, or he got sick of hearing about ark-ee-types and shay-mans. I gotta second that, I'm sick of being corrected when I know I'm right. Of course, my rigorous language standards quit applying when it comes to foreign words brought directly to English. My group usually wields meh-lee instead of meh-layweapons.
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Sep 13 2004, 04:06 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
may-lay. like a fun activity during spring break.
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Sep 13 2004, 04:14 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Ames, IA Member No.: 6,653 |
*shudder* I knew a guy who DMed D&D for us that pronounced it "meely". It took all I had not to shove a d20 down his throat.
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Sep 13 2004, 04:21 AM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
Me-Lee! Me-Lee! Me-Lee!!! :D :P
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Sep 13 2004, 04:25 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Ames, IA Member No.: 6,653 |
Urge to kill... rising... :cyber:
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Sep 13 2004, 04:26 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,451 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 4,488 |
You know, I hope White Wolf never does one of these...because the only think funnier than watching an argument between Star Trek geeks is watching two goth-wannabes arguing over whether it's Mal-kah-vii-an or Mal-kay-vii-an...
No offense to any Star Trek geeks or goth-wannabes in the audience ^_- The Abstruse One |
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 Sep 13 2004, 04:43 AM
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The Sewer Jockey Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 857 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Kent, United Kingdom Member No.: 1,197 |
As one who gets similarly uptight about language I can understand this all too well... but having said that, I just can't get out of the habit of "Shay-man," "Arch-type" and "Me-Lee".
But the worst one's got to be "Pro-nounce-ee-ation," closely followed by "Mus-tosh" for the word "moustache" (although that may well be a perculiarly British problem). Out of interest, what's the consensus on the two Tirs? "Tarn-Gere" and "Nan-Og" possibly? |
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Sep 13 2004, 04:44 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
"tangerine", "egg-nOg".
i may be hungry, though. |
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Sep 13 2004, 05:37 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 313 Joined: 5-March 04 From: UK Member No.: 6,125 |
Bah... My group, when I joined, were pure AD&D (2nd ed. at that) and it took about a session before I started correcting them.
First, the GM declared meelay combat. Then we caught sight of wivvuns. This was on top of the bastard-estuary accent of the mid-kent region. (DB, you ever heard the Chatham drawl?) As for Shaman, I say 'shay-mun' because my dad does. Since he is a shamanist, I sort of trusted his pronunciation. ((Also, I say "mus-tarsh" but the rest of te group seem to like "mus-tosh")) |
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Sep 13 2004, 05:44 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
Haven't you heard? In the new version of the game (Requiem, instead of Masquerade), it's Malk-OH-vii-an. :silly: |
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Sep 13 2004, 07:16 AM
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The Sewer Jockey Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 857 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Kent, United Kingdom Member No.: 1,197 |
Ouch. Needless to say, as a proper Privately educated Englishman from Kent (wot wot!) and a semi-pro actor, my standard is for RP - proper toff speak. Plus, how could we brits ever say "Shar-man?" Was that the name of the group that did "Ebeneezer Goode?" I don't think so! |
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Sep 13 2004, 07:19 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
While ark-ee-type is just silly, you've unfortunately not got a leg to stand on for shay-man. Both it and shah-man are correct pronunciations. For the Tirs, I go with tear tarn-gear and nOg sounding like node (except for the replaced consonant). ~J |
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Sep 13 2004, 07:25 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,889 Joined: 3-August 03 From: A CPI rank 1 country Member No.: 5,222 |
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Sep 13 2004, 01:31 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Ames, IA Member No.: 6,653 |
I would tend to agree with some of the latter posts there. I always thought it was pretty straightforward, myself. Tir as is "teardrop", Tairn as in "cairn" (the big pile of stones they used instead of digging a grave, or any other definition of the word you can find), and gire as in "pyre", but with a g. The other is simply "tear nuh nogue", with a long o sound as found in the word "rogue".
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Sep 13 2004, 01:42 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 313 Joined: 5-March 04 From: UK Member No.: 6,125 |
Another one? I call myself a director (trained as an actor, director and fight-choreographer) more than actor recently but I am sometimes amazed by how many actors roleplay. RP is not 'toff-speak', as I have to explain to my wife. It is just speaking so that people understand what you are saying... |
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Sep 13 2004, 03:34 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 122 Joined: 1-September 04 Member No.: 6,621 |
What? Y'all don't understand good Texan English? ;) |
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Sep 13 2004, 05:34 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
As I not infrequently mention, chalk up another one for the actors. It's hardly surprising, though; at least with RPGs we don't have to worry about blocking :)
~J |
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