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Fracking Beach	Posted - 2007.04.01 06:58:00 - [61] ATT Speech synthesizer disagrees with the OP: http://192.20.225.55/tts/speech/5899117ed5fc00c3c550e09113357cd2.wav Try it yourself: http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php
Victor Valka Caldari Archon Industries	Posted - 2007.04.01 07:39:00 - [62] Boobies. BOO-BIES Pronounce it correctly! Originally by: Diana Marc Notice that BoB is agreeing with RA's concern. That's like Elrond and Sauron agreeing to reduce carbon emissions.
moxica	Posted - 2007.04.01 08:19:00 - [63] I told The Wife about this post and she laughed at me. It turns out Charon is purely a Greek word and the ch is a hard K. The next bit foxed me though, The Wife said the vowels are schwas. Buggered if I know.
Culmen Caldari Gekidoku Koroshiya Buntai	Posted - 2007.04.01 08:25:00 - [64] On that note i would like to point out that the Cerberus is not pronounced with the S sound greek did not have the soft C so the Cerberus should be pronounced as Kerberos fitting that it should sound alot more like CareBear _____________________________________________________ Why do i even need a sig?
Ehrine Ashbark Lyrus Associates	Posted - 2007.04.01 08:25:00 - [65] Originally by: Akita T What drives me crazy is that Charon is the son of Nyx and Erebus. So, why is a Caldari freighter named after the son of the Gallente Mothership and Titan ? It's not. I was bothered by that myself seeing as the Caldari tend to name their ships after animals (mythical or otherwise). Seems there's a type of "Tailless Whip Scorpion" called Charon. Seeing as that is a type of animal I suspect somehow the ship is named after that rather then the Greek mythology. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amblypygid_genera
Ralara Caldari Lilandri Foundation	Posted - 2007.04.01 08:45:00 - [66] Originally by: Kasak Black Some people say "Zel-lot" others say "Zee-lot". I personally say things how the **** I like. Probally why I'm not an FC. "Primary target is that thing over there, caracel" "Cara what" "Like the merry-go-round?" oh god, there used to be someone in my old corp that pronounced Ibis as ib-iss that used to drive me up the flippin' wall! I used to call them caracels, like the merry go round, until someone shouted at me on TS and I looked more closely at the spelling I'm a corp thief. And remember, I only do it because I like your robot.
Ralara Caldari Lilandri Foundation	Posted - 2007.04.01 08:47:00 - [67] Originally by: nickky01 and no, you didn't "invent" the english language, america did. you just added the letter "U" to a bunch of words that didn't need it We invented America I'm a corp thief. And remember, I only do it because I like your robot.
Ralara Caldari Lilandri Foundation	Posted - 2007.04.01 08:48:00 - [68] Originally by: Ehrine Ashbark Edited by: Ehrine Ashbark on 01/04/2007 08:34:45 Originally by: Akita T What drives me crazy is that Charon is the son of Nyx and Erebus. So, why is a Caldari freighter named after the son of the Gallente Mothership and Titan ? It's not. I was bothered by that myself seeing as the Caldari tend to name their ships after animals (mythical or otherwise). Seems there's a type of "Tailless Whip Scorpion" called Charon. Seeing as that is a type of animal I suspect somehow the ship is named after that rather then the Greek mythology. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amblypygid_genera That's a bit obscure, whereas it being a freighter, and being a ship of the dead / captain / driver / pilot of a ship that ferries things, the mythological one makes more sense to me... I'm a corp thief. And remember, I only do it because I like your robot.
Rane Javoke	Posted - 2007.04.01 11:10:00 - [69] To clarify some things, since im greek and all : Charon in greek is pronounced "Haron" with a hard "H" like in "Hate", but due to latin characters(ironically, characters is a greek word pronounced with the same hard "h")pronounication is different from the greek one. so, it should be pronounced as "Khar-on"... On the other hand, Cerberus is latin for the greek word "Kerveros"(the three headed giant dog that guarded the gates of Hades)and is pronounced "She-rbe-rus". It's all a bit insane tbh, a lot of greek and latin words chage pronounciation to comply with local languages.. i.e. the french would go nuts if they heard how we Greeks pronounce some borrowed french words.. Well, if anyone wants to know how all those ancient-greek named ships should sound, i'll be around.. Originally by: Thor Xian Its not a corp op without at least one Tempest going F1-F2 explosion F3-F4 explosion F5-oh *** warp, primary primaryF6 explosion* warp
The Ratfink Shinra Lotka Volterra	Posted - 2007.04.01 11:27:00 - [70] its sharon

Alyth Gallente Ma-Ven Industries Phobos Alliance	Posted - 2007.04.01 11:50:00 - [71] Edited by: Alyth on 01/04/2007 11:50:20 Originally by: Reverend Revelator Remind to flame all the English and American retardos who can't pronounce Nidhoggur, Einherjir, Sleipnir, Naglfar, etc etc etc Man you guys suck so much for not knowing how to pronounce those names. Is it...Niy-og-ur, Ein-air-year, Slip-near, Nile-far? Also it's Car-on, Why-vern, Kai-mer-a, A-on, Eos (NOT E-O-S) Eh-lith () etc etc etc
Daelin Blackleaf No Joy Corp Pride - Honor - Duty	Posted - 2007.04.01 13:25:00 - [72] Originally by: Mirinea To a degree, you're right. But, anyone who is formally taught how to pronounce it will always speak it a certain way. The people who can't be assed to look it up will pronounce it another. I don't know if you code, but this is analogous to the differences between a lazy, self-taught programmer, and one with more rigorous instruction: their programs might do the same thing, can be understood by each other, but the former will probably produce programs with bad formatting, spaghetti and dead code, inefficient methods, etc. Maybe to the end user, it won't matter, but you won't find a professional who says that sloppy coding is okay. And properness and correctness in spelling and grammar do not always come from popularity. "Whom" is rarely used where it should be. And, as you demonstrate, your and you're are often used incorrectly as well. Dictionaries exist to enforce a standard so we can all refer to it when disagreements like this arise. Does that make the difference clear? You can't compare spoken language and programming. I have a dictionary I treasure that is over sixty years old. You would be amazed at the number of words that have been dropped , altered in pronunciation, or added to the language since then. If you are so inclined you could even check Oxford English Dictionary website (often seen as the yardstick of the english language in britain) and check how many new additions and alterations were made just in the last year. Since the ancient greeks aren't around to argue the point and ensure the correct pronunciation is present in common usage I doubt the word will remain the same. After all how many mispronunciations of other words have already been adopted into the english language?
Ehranavaar	Posted - 2007.04.01 13:26:00 - [73] Originally by: Nicholas Barker Vocal **, close relative of the Gramma **. How do you say minmatar correctly? slave
Kweel Nakashyn Minmatar Aeden Tau Ceti Federation	Posted - 2007.04.01 13:46:00 - [74] Originally by: Sile Suirghiche Charon It's a greek "divinity", so you must say 'ch' like in Cherry. Gold bar needed ftw :) ----- History is made by whinners Originally by: Clavius Der I dont understand why are these big things (titans, heavy armed poses) in game if they are destroyable with metagaming only
Kweel Nakashyn Minmatar Aeden Tau Ceti Federation	Posted - 2007.04.01 13:48:00 - [75] Edited by: Kweel Nakashyn on 01/04/2007 13:45:47 Originally by: Ehranavaar Originally by: Nicholas Barker Vocal **, close relative of the Gramma . How do you say minmatar correctly? slave ********** * * * ** * * ** * with a * * ** * of your grandmother in law !!!oneoneeleventyone ----- History is made by whinners Originally by:** Clavius Der I dont understand why are these big things (titans, heavy armed poses) in game if they are destroyable with metagaming only
Tekka Caldari Dark Cartel	Posted - 2007.04.01 15:57:00 - [76] Who ******* cares? »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»
Flaming sambuka Infinitus Odium	Posted - 2007.04.01 16:01:00 - [77] Woot i can pronounce it right, im so clever! FDN scum 5thC nubcakes NMTZ carebears
Brother Funkyshades Muzzletov Gewaltski Inc.	Posted - 2007.04.01 16:31:00 - [78] Edited by: Brother Funkyshades on 01/04/2007 16:31:44 Originally by: Nero Scuro Charon, along with Chimaera! Nobody can pronounce those two it seems! IT'S KAI-RON AND KAI-MER-A!! actually its more like kee-mare-a if you wanna sound like the real thing. coz im confident "chimera" has no english origin. edit ; and as the greek guy somewhere said cerberus is pronounced "tserberus" coz the greek version is something like "kerberos".
Raven Hyperbollic Paradox v2.0 1 Shot 1 Kill	Posted - 2007.04.01 17:02:00 - [79] I say it like Sharon the girls name :)Mind u I cannot read... Your signature exceeds the maximum allowed filesize of 24000 bytes -Sahwoolo Etoophie ([email protected])
Laramon Questor Minmatar Knights of the Silver Dawn	Posted - 2007.04.01 17:35:00 - [80] Cerberus: sir-burr-us Charon: share-own Sleipnir: sleep-near Wyvern: whiv-earn (I hate it when people say why-vurn Chimera: kai-mair-uh Even after failure, there can be redemption.

Voculus E X O D U S Imperial Republic Of the North	Posted - 2007.04.01 17:54:00 - [81] This thread wins! Now we need to go over Rokh, Myrmidon, Abbadon, Harbinger, and Zealot. Listening to people butcher those on TS drives me nuts. _________________________________________________________
Voculus E X O D U S Imperial Republic Of the North	Posted - 2007.04.01 17:58:00 - [82] Originally by: Laramon Questor Cerberus: sir-burr-us Charon: share-own Sleipnir: sleep-near Wyvern: whiv-earn (I hate it when people say why-vurn Chimera: kai-mair-uh SLIPE-neer KAIR-un _________________________________________________________
Laramon Questor Minmatar Knights of the Silver Dawn	Posted - 2007.04.01 18:02:00 - [83] Originally by: Voculus This thread wins! Now we need to go over Rokh, Myrmidon, Abbadon, Harbinger, and Zealot. Listening to people butcher those on TS drives me nuts. Rokh: Rock Myrmidon: Merr-mid-on Abbadon: Ab-ba-dawn Harbinger: Harr-bin-jer Zealot: Zell-ott Even after failure, there can be redemption.
Rane Javoke	Posted - 2007.04.02 10:08:00 - [84] Originally by: Laramon Questor Charon: share-own for the love of god, it's not "Share-on"... The same way its not "Shemistry".. plz, it's either "Karon" or "Haron" if you want to be precise. Originally by: Thor Xian Its not a corp op without at least one Tempest going F1-F2 explosion F3-F4 explosion F5-oh *** warp, primary primaryF6 explosion* warp
Lore Varan	Posted - 2007.04.02 11:08:00 - [85] I always pronounced it Sharon. Or Shaz once familiar. BTW I have plenty of Shaz's, Kai rens, Cha rons for sale in Ibura ( e - boo - ra ) Bargin at 1075M isk pu :)
Novemb3r The Splinter Syndicate SMASH Alliance	Posted - 2007.04.02 11:21:00 - [86] Not to throw a spanner in the works or anything, but how do you know the guy who named it was thinking of some mythological character when he named it? It's a pretty good asumption that he was, but you never know. He might have just liked the sound Charon makes when you say it like it's spelled.
Vazaha Bule	Posted - 2007.04.06 21:30:00 - [87] then there's the whole "Gallente" debate to deal with. I've always said Gal-en-tay and my caldari friend has always said Gal-en-tee but we both know what we mean. Sinq Laison - Sank Layzon Oursulaert - Ore-soo-lair imho. on a funnier note, here's the funniest options that Firefox spellchecker offers as corrections to the following: Gallente - Untalented Caldari - Garibaldi (the raisin biscuits) Amarr - Amara (yawn, amarr HAVE to be the boring one :P) Minmatar - Trainman Guristas - Manicurist/Naturist Ammatar - Teammate
Patch86 Di-Tron Heavy Industries Freelancer Alliance	Posted - 2007.04.06 21:52:00 - [88] Edited by: Patch86 on 06/04/2007 21:48:37 Originally by: Vazaha Bule then there's the whole "Gallente" debate to deal with. I've always said Gal-en-tay and my caldari friend has always said Gal-en-tee but we both know what we mean. Sinq Laison - Sank Layzon Oursulaert - Ore-soo-lair imho. on a funnier note, here's the funniest options that Firefox spellchecker offers as corrections to the following: Gallente - Untalented Caldari - Garibaldi (the raisin biscuits) Amarr - Amara (yawn, amarr HAVE to be the boring one :P) Minmatar - Trainman Guristas - Manicurist/Naturist Ammatar - Teammate I've always been drawn to pronounce Gallente as "Gal-enT", with an "A" as in ant and a "T" as in.....er....ant. --------
Illyria Ambri Caldari	Posted - 2007.04.06 21:53:00 - [89] Rokh = Roke Chimera = Watch Mission Impossible 2.. they pronounce it correctly Masalle. Ma- Sal we have a street here named La Salle pronounced that way ------------ This is not War... This is pest control - Dalek Sek Happiness is a warm railgun, Love is a stocked missle launcher. Sexual extacy is watching that NME Battleship go boom. "Will i
Shalia Ripper Caldari Caldari Provisions	Posted - 2007.04.06 22:11:00 - [90] Charon = fat target Minmatar = duct tape



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