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Petter Sandstad
Taggart Transdimensional
Kinetic Maelstrom Alliance
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Posted - 2007.09.02 19:46:00 -
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A few other mispronounced ship-names:
Deimos: It is ancient greek, where "ei" is pronounced as "ee". i.e. it should be pronounced "Dee-mos".
Cerberus: This is latin, where every "c" are pronounced as a "k". i.e. it should be pronounced "Kerberus".
Await any updates when I remember any other mispronounced ships-names.
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Petter Sandstad
Taggart Transdimensional
Kinetic Maelstrom Alliance
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Posted - 2007.09.02 20:15:00 -
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 Originally by: Acidictadpole
Edited by: Acidictadpole on 02/09/2007 20:00:11
Cerberus{sur'-bur-uhs}Greek
The word is originally greek, Kerberos, but it infact pronounced as an 'S'.
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The form used in EVE is the latin form. The greek form is Kerberos (Κέρϐερος). They should be pronounced similar. No way Kappa is pronounced as Sigma in ancient greek (modern greek is something entirely different).
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Petter Sandstad
Taggart Transdimensional
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Posted - 2007.09.02 21:09:00 -
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Originally by: Ynno
Ceberus may be from Greek mythology and have come through Latin but regardless it is now a word in the English language and as is the case for many words is pronounced differently to the way it is in its original tongue. The only listing for pronunciation in the OED is 'sə:bərəs.
Yes, you have a point there. But both the words that I mentioned are only used in ancient greek and latin texts, or modern adaptations of the ancient texts. They are not in active use in the english language. Hence I favour the original pronounciation.
Originally by: ElCoCo
You realy shouldn't care so much.
Pheraps not. I for sure am not going to flame every person on EVETV that does not pronounciate it as I have here explained. But I think it would be worth writing these few posts to hear but one single commentator pronounciate it correctly.
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Petter Sandstad
Taggart Transdimensional
Kinetic Maelstrom Alliance
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Posted - 2007.09.02 22:15:00 -
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Edited by: Petter Sandstad on 02/09/2007 22:16:16
Edited by: Petter Sandstad on 02/09/2007 22:15:52
Originally by: Va'sa'ri kofa
The "c" is pronounced as a "k" if its before "a", "o", u" and consonants ; every other cases "c" pronounced as a "c".
In latin.
That does not apply for Classical latin. There every "c" is always with no exception pronounced as "k".
What you have written applies for both Ecclesiastical latin and anglo-latin. But as the texts containing the mythical creature are from the classical period, classical latin is what applies.
So it is pronounced as Kerberus, Julius Kµisar, Kikero, etc. for anything from the classical period (or should be pronounced like that atleast.
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