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Brazero
Amarr Noble House
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Posted - 2009.06.02 00:52:00 -
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Originally by: Farrellus Cameron I hate to break it to you, but the British Empire is dead. You don't get to tell the rest of the world how to talk anymore.
So you can go back to drinking yourselves into oblivion on that cold rock you call home, and enjoying the company of semi-attractive women with bad teeth.
We'll let you know if your country becomes relevant again.
We have a winner
Originally by: Rodj Blake CCP are planning to give Amarrians some "oomph"
Unfortunately, "oomph" is the sound one makes when kicked repeatedly in the ribs.
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Taedrin
Gallente Golden Mechanization Protectorate
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Posted - 2009.06.02 01:01:00 -
[122]
This thread is almost as awesome as that thread that was about properly constructed Latin corporation names.
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Governor LePetomane
Rock Ridge Brokerage Solutions
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Posted - 2009.06.02 01:18:00 -
[123]
Originally by: RedLion sleipnir should be sleipneer i think
I'd been saying "SLAYP-neer" (long "a" sound) on that one and FWIW dictionary.com agrees with me:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sleipnir
SLAYP-ner is also acceptable according to them. Don't miss the "listen to it" button, it's hilarious.
Also according to Wikipedia it's Old Norse for "slippy," which honestly sounds like what you'd expect Odin to name his hamster.
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Tae Ren
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Posted - 2009.06.02 01:41:00 -
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As a ukrainian-born russian living in Los Angeles and trying to pronounce japanese names in english, I support this product and/or service
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Tau Dades
Caldari Sileo In Pacis The Space P0lice
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Posted - 2009.06.02 02:09:00 -
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Cerberus: sir bur us care bear us
why reply? because this thread isn't long enough, and I have very little, if anything, to add!
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Stormwind Bloodfeather
Minmatar Diablo Advocatus
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Posted - 2009.06.02 02:52:00 -
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Edited by: Stormwind Bloodfeather on 02/06/2009 02:55:30
Originally by: sesanti I think you should state that you would be doing it wrong *if* you were trying to pronounce those names in English. In other languages they are pronounced differently!
To be more specific, if we were trying to pronounce these names in BRITISH English. In the United States, Jaguar is pronounce Jag Waar. We all know the Brits like to pretend that their version of pronunciation is the only 'proper' way to pronounce anything, even if they stole the word from other peoples (such as the word Jaguar, which unless I am totally mistaken originates in south America from the natives there) because they failed to learn how to pronounce it properly in the first place.
~SB
Edit the word originates from the Amazon.
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Dahak2150
Rowdy Ramblers
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Posted - 2009.06.02 03:00:00 -
[127]
Ur correctin' it wrong.
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Edd Duck
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Posted - 2009.06.02 03:06:00 -
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Originally by: Malvaceae Veri Edited by: Malvaceae Veri on 13/05/2009 14:00:51
Originally by: Ralara Rhea - Rear
Oneiros - the closest I can type it as, is it sounds similar to "buena" but without the B.
Where did you get these from? Because they are, quite frankly, wrong. Unless we are talking about a pronunciation of "rear" like "rea".
Af for oneiros, IIRC greek had a hard S, so no idea where you got your "uena" from.
Hint: these names are supposed to be spoken in latin/greek.
And add this to the fact that english has by and large lost all its original (18th was the last time this was fix'd, I recall) laws of pronunciation, at least, de facto.
Think they came out of the dictionary which tells you the correct pronunciation of words. You should read it sometime. Unless you are American in which case your dictionary is full of the most awful errors in spelling and pronunciation. American dictionaries, dumbed down spelling for dummies.
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Stormwind Bloodfeather
Minmatar Diablo Advocatus
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Posted - 2009.06.02 03:15:00 -
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Edited by: Stormwind Bloodfeather on 02/06/2009 03:21:55 Edited by: Stormwind Bloodfeather on 02/06/2009 03:15:55
Originally by: Edd Duck
Originally by: Malvaceae Veri Edited by: Malvaceae Veri on 13/05/2009 14:00:51
Originally by: Ralara Rhea - Rear
Oneiros - the closest I can type it as, is it sounds similar to "buena" but without the B.
Where did you get these from? Because they are, quite frankly, wrong. Unless we are talking about a pronunciation of "rear" like "rea".
Af for oneiros, IIRC greek had a hard S, so no idea where you got your "uena" from.
Hint: these names are supposed to be spoken in latin/greek.
And add this to the fact that english has by and large lost all its original (18th was the last time this was fix'd, I recall) laws of pronunciation, at least, de facto.
Think they came out of the dictionary which tells you the correct pronunciation of words. You should read it sometime. Unless you are American in which case your dictionary is full of the most awful errors in spelling and pronunciation. American dictionaries, dumbed down spelling for dummies.
British English dictionaries, full of 1/2 learned words learned by their 1/2 educated people that only 1/2 conquered a world because they were so sure of their superiority that they couldn't be 1/2 assed to learn how to pronounce anything correctly in the countries they were in. Thus leaving a bunch of 1/2 assed pronunciation failures in their language that they now assume is the only 'proper' way to pronounce anything.
~SB
edit: That is not a slam on the British peoples of today, tbh it's a slam on the ones that formed the short lived British Empire, subjugated and in effect enslaved many countries, and because they couldn't be assed to learn the words properly for things in those countries from the ones who lived there, bastardized the words to suit themselves and created a massive failure within both the American and the British dictionaries. For EITHER side of the pond to assume our way is the only 'proper' way is the utmost in arrogance.
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Nooma K'Larr
Minmatar
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Posted - 2009.06.02 03:43:00 -
[130]
Your Momma - y-oor ma-ma
Screw You - Sk-roo Y-oo
Eat Me - Eeet-Mee
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Takakura Hirohito
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Posted - 2009.06.02 04:10:00 -
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Originally by: Dahak2150 Ur correctin' it wrong.
Agreed. Horrible topic with wrong "corrections." Learn latin rules.
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Dathkar LiSaddi
MTND Corporation
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Posted - 2009.06.02 04:51:00 -
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/me decides to not buy that mic after all.
Ah'm ah Gawl-darn Amarracan, an' Ah'll spake howeveh Ah wanna. Even if'n Ah mix up awl da dialectial thingies justa pruve th' point.
An' all that thar grammar an' spellin? We done got tha larnin' marm ta lookit yer pronunciates and she ain't e'er seen anytin' like it. She figgurs it must be somfin furrin.
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Eclairer
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Posted - 2009.06.02 05:02:00 -
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I called it a ser-ber-us once, and everyone knew what I was talking about. As well as the rock, the mer-mi-don and the jag-WAAR to name a few. If someone comes along and calls it a kebber-us, I will target the ser-ber-us.
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Melpheus Rax
Disco Biscuits
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Posted - 2009.06.02 05:39:00 -
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Makes me laugh to hear Rokh being pronounced as Roak because people must be dyslexic and see it as Rohk. Yes, Rohk would be Roak but Rokh is Roc - the mythical bird from Persia.
Kitsune is definely Kit-su-ne - Fox in Japanese.
Sorry, but Cerberus (the multi-headed dog which guards the gates of Hades) is pronounced sur-ber-us - a Latinised version of the Greek "Kerberos".
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Spurty
Caldari Ore Mongers BricK sQuAD.
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Posted - 2009.06.02 05:42:00 -
[135]
Ralara - Raww-laaahh-rahh! |
Nir Draturiss
Amarr Eve University Ivy League
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Posted - 2009.06.02 06:46:00 -
[136]
Pew Pew - Pee-u Pee-u
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MightyRhinox
Rhinox Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2009.06.02 06:54:00 -
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Originally by: Ralara The following is how you pronounce the ships' names in Eve. If you're doing it another way, you're doing it wrong.
Ashimmu - ash ee moo
Gila - Gee la (hard G)
Kitsune - Kit soon
Arazu - Arra zoo
Epic fail.
A-shi-mmu, with slight hard pause on the mm
Gila= heela
Ki (key)-tsu (as in tsunami)-ne (as in neigh, but a shorter sound)
A-ra-zu.
All the Japanese Caldari ship names are ghey anyway, so it's okay.
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Mara Rinn
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Posted - 2009.06.02 07:18:00 -
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Edited by: Mara Rinn on 02/06/2009 07:19:21 Cerberus - "Sir bear us" Charon - "Lute Pin-yah-tah" Drake - "lawl-fit" Exequror - "Exek-wroar" Rokh - "Rook" or "Rock" (can't stop, can't stop the Rokh) Nidhoggur - "Hog" Kitsune - "trick-see hob-it-ses" Dominix - "Doh-mi" (it's French derived, so half the letters are silent and the ending only modifies the pronunciation of the silent letters)
Sorry, I can't be serious in a thread about correct pronunciation where the OP gets it wrong while trying to be authoritative :P
Oh, don't forget to review the thread about Latin Corp Names
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Alva Noto
Negative Ten.
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Posted - 2009.06.02 07:44:00 -
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As all scandinavian people probably all know how the minmatar norse-ship names are pronounced, and also it's a bit different between norweigian, swedish and icelandic. However you're not even close on that list.
I, myself pronounce them as everybody else, but if you want to know how they are pronounced its like this:
Naglfar = Naagelfaar
Muninn = Muunin
Huginn = Huugin
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Kiltharas Makaar
Amarr New Eden Research and Development Syndicate
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Posted - 2009.06.02 07:55:00 -
[140]
I do find anyone besides Nordic players hilarious when trying to pronounce the names based on Norse mythology, ending up saying things like "Slippner" etc
Oh, and:
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5pinDizzy
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Posted - 2009.06.02 07:59:00 -
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Nothing annoys me more namewise then being in a fleet and hearing someone like a Fleet Commander saying ;
Rokh
"Ok we have a Roak, a Roak on scanner..."
It's ROCK YOU $%^%$^$!!!
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CHAOS100
Widowmakers
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Posted - 2009.06.02 08:23:00 -
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bah this is how i pronounce it, ill stick with my way :P
Jaguar - jag warr
Harbinger - Harr bing er
Myrmidon - mer ma don
Abaddon - a bad-dun
Rokh - ROCK
Huginn - hug in or Hew gin
Scythe - SKY TH
Naglfar - Nag el far
Kitsune - Kit soon ee
Charon - chair on
Zealot - zee lot
Cerberus - sir ber us
Deimos - dee mos
Oneiros - own ear oes
Scimitar - skim it tar --------------
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Kristina Trepkas
Amarr The Light Of Other Days
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Posted - 2009.06.02 08:38:00 -
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Originally by: Farrellus Cameron I hate to have to cry on a forum, but I'm a butthurt Johnny Foreigner who thinks the Britain isn't important anymore, despite the fact the UK has been defending my democracy recently. You don't get to tell the rest of the world how to talk or behave anymore, that's now the job of American imperialists.
So you can go back to drinking fine teas in that temperate land you call home, and enjoying the company of well-bred, well spoken ladies while we have to put up with Chippys and bottle-blonde airheads who couldn't find Britain on a map.
We'll let you know when we need your help to fight wars in the middle-east we started but can't handle when they turn nasty.
Fixed.
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Fille Balle
Dissolution Of Eternity Ethikos Trade Alliance
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Posted - 2009.06.02 08:39:00 -
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Originally by: Ralara The following is how you pronounce the ships' names in Eve. If you're doing it another way, you're doing it wrong.
Nidhoggur - Nid Hog ger (hard second G)
Huginn - Hew gin (hard G. Hew as in Jew)
Sleipnir - Slep nier (nier as in pier)
Naglfar - The closest most people can pronounce it correct is Nag-gul-far (both Gs are hard)
Fenrir - Fen rear
Muninn - Mew-nin (Mew as in Jew) [/qoute]
You got all of these wrong. See "norse mythology" for more details.
It's actually:
Nidhoggur - Niidhoggir
Huginn - Huuginn
Sleipnir - Sleipniir
Fenrir - Fenriir
Muninn - Muuninn
Better do some background checks before making crazy statements about things. Besides, unless you're either Icelandic or Norwegian with a keen interest, you wouldn't be able to pronounce it correctly. For starters, the 'r' is really hard to pronounce, and you gotta be able to pronounce every letter in this word: hhrald'ir (yes, this is actually a real word from ancient norse, and it means "force leader", or something in that direction).
So I suggest letting people pronounce things the way they want to.
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Kiltharas Makaar
Amarr New Eden Research and Development Syndicate
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Posted - 2009.06.02 08:43:00 -
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Icelandic is pretty much the language spoken by the Norwegian vikings who colonized the place. (Evolved somewhat over the centuries ofc)
This last post is the closest I have seen to correct. New Eden Research & Development Syndicate is recruiting! |
MightyRhinox
Rhinox Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2009.06.02 08:55:00 -
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Originally by: Kiltharas Makaar Icelandic is pretty much the language spoken by the Norwegian vikings who colonized the place. (Evolved somewhat over the centuries ofc)
This last post is the closest I have seen to correct.
Interestingly (or maybe not, but who gives a f*ck if I interest you) Icelandic is closer to Anglo-saxon (Old English) than modern English is. It's the least changed language in the West-Germanic family.
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MightyRhinox
Rhinox Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2009.06.02 08:58:00 -
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Originally by: CHAOS100 bah this is how i pronounce it, ill stick with my way :P
Kitsune - Kit soon ee
I'm gonna have to start *****slapping people who keep pronouncing it like that.... It's Japanese, it's not hard to pronounce and there is only one way to pronounce it unlike European languages.
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Kiltharas Makaar
Amarr New Eden Research and Development Syndicate
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Posted - 2009.06.02 09:00:00 -
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That would also be largely because of Viking influence on especially Nortern England from 700-1050(+/-) New Eden Research & Development Syndicate is recruiting! |
MightyRhinox
Rhinox Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2009.06.02 09:06:00 -
[149]
Well, it's because of the Great Migration, but close enough
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Fille Balle
Dissolution Of Eternity Ethikos Trade Alliance
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Posted - 2009.06.02 09:11:00 -
[150]
Originally by: MightyRhinox
Originally by: Kiltharas Makaar Icelandic is pretty much the language spoken by the Norwegian vikings who colonized the place. (Evolved somewhat over the centuries ofc)
This last post is the closest I have seen to correct.
Interestingly (or maybe not, but who gives a f*ck if I interest you) Icelandic is closer to Anglo-saxon (Old English) than modern English is. It's the least changed language in the West-Germanic family.
Interestingly enough, you're wrong. Icelandic has absolutely nothing to do with germanic. It's an evolved form of norse, closer to the original than todays modern norwegian. Because Norway was annexed by Denmark during the middle ages, the norse language was almost completely wiped out in Norway, and modern Icelandic is the closest thing to the original norse language.
Norwegian Vikings where the original settlers in Iceland, and thus the language was more or less preserved there. Saxon's where also originally Vikings (not sure where they came from), but they where defeated and integrated in to the rest of the population in England (hence the name Anglo-Saxons), and thus the English language today has many words which originate from norse.
So no, not germanic. Danish is close to germanic, and norwegian is a hybrid of danish and norse.
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