Cellar Pronunciation

Sundae · 07-21-2007, 10:20 AM

When I met Dana last week, I found myself tripping up over her pronunciation of some Dwellars' names. The way you sometimes do when you discuss fantasy novels with someone (this also happened)

Three that stand out in my memory are:
Rkzenrage:
RIXen-rage vs ar-kay-ZEN-rage

Marichiko:
mar-ITCHY-co vs mari-CHI-ko

Brianna:
BRY-anna vs BREE-anna

Just wondered how other Dwellars hear these in their heads.
And whether there are any others open to interpretation.

theotherguy · 07-21-2007, 10:44 AM

Here is how those have been for me:

Rick's-in-rage (as in a state of emotion)

Mar-itchy-co

Bree-ahnna

Flint · 07-21-2007, 10:53 AM

ARK-zen-rage ... doesn't make any sense, but once I "hear" something a certain way, that's it

lumberjim · 07-21-2007, 10:55 AM

try plthijinx

and bluecuracao

i just call rage rage.

Sundae · 07-21-2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

try plthijinx

pilot hi-jinx - but only because I read it explained that way once

Quote:

bluecuracao

blue CURE-a-so (that's the way I pronounce the drink YMMV)

I realised I call you LJ and Undertoad UT in conversation. How lazy.

theotherguy · 07-21-2007, 11:01 AM

pillthy jinx - as in filthy jinx, but with a "p."

blue cure-a-sou (ou as in ouch)

Flint · 07-21-2007, 11:02 AM

blue "kur-keh-row" ... because I've never heard the name of the stuff pronounced, and I sort of approximated the letters involved

theotherguy · 07-21-2007, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

pilot hi-jinx - but only because I read it explained that way once.

OK. That makes so much more sense. I do think I remember reading something about a pilot now. I really should pay more attention.

Clodfobble · 07-21-2007, 11:32 AM

I pronounce Brianna in my head as "bree-AHNA," but when it's shortened to Bri, it's "breye." No, I can't explain it, that's just the way it is.

DanaC · 07-21-2007, 03:51 PM

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try plthijinx

I've always read that as filthy jinx, which is kind of cool. Even though the pilot thing makes more sense, once I've heard it as one thing I find it difficult to alter :P

richlevy · 07-21-2007, 07:44 PM

Well, my user name is pronounced in the US as rich-leevee.

The Australian pronunciation is ko-willa-walla-bong. Not to be confused with ko-walla-willa-bonk, which is their word for grapefruit.:p

Clodfobble · 07-21-2007, 10:37 PM

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Well, my user name is pronounced in the US as rich-leevee.

Wait, really? Just goes to show, you can't assume anything... I've always read "LEV-ee," because that's how the other guy I know with that last name pronounces it.

Flint · 07-21-2007, 10:42 PM

I say it as in "drove my Chevy to the levee"

Clodfobble · 07-21-2007, 10:59 PM

Yeah, like that.

Flint · 07-21-2007, 11:00 PM

Yeah, dude. You've been sayin' your name wrong.

07-21-2007, 10:20 AM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Cellar Pronunciation When I met Dana last week, I found myself tripping up over her pronunciation of some Dwellars' names. The way you sometimes do when you discuss fantasy novels with someone (this also happened) Three that stand out in my memory are: Rkzenrage: RIXen-rage vs ar-kay-ZEN-rage Marichiko: mar-ITCHY-co vs mari-CHI-ko Brianna: BRY-anna vs BREE-anna Just wondered how other Dwellars hear these in their heads. And whether there are any others open to interpretation. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

07-21-2007, 10:44 AM	#2
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	Here is how those have been for me: Rick's-in-rage (as in a state of emotion) Mar-itchy-co Bree-ahnna __________________ I should be working.

07-21-2007, 10:53 AM	#3
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	ARK-zen-rage ... doesn't make any sense, but once I "hear" something a certain way, that's it __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-21-2007, 10:55 AM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	try plthijinx and bluecuracao i just call rage rage. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-21-2007, 11:01 AM	#6
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	pillthy jinx - as in filthy jinx, but with a "p." blue cure-a-sou (ou as in ouch) __________________ I should be working.

07-21-2007, 11:02 AM	#7
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	blue "kur-keh-row" ... because I've never heard the name of the stuff pronounced, and I sort of approximated the letters involved __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-21-2007, 11:32 AM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I pronounce Brianna in my head as "bree-AHNA," but when it's shortened to Bri, it's "breye." No, I can't explain it, that's just the way it is.

07-21-2007, 07:44 PM	#11
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Well, my user name is pronounced in the US as rich-leevee. The Australian pronunciation is ko-willa-walla-bong. Not to be confused with ko-walla-willa-bonk, which is their word for grapefruit.:p __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

07-21-2007, 10:42 PM	#13
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I say it as in "drove my Chevy to the levee" __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-21-2007, 10:59 PM	#14
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Yeah, like that.

07-21-2007, 11:00 PM	#15
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Yeah, dude. You've been sayin' your name wrong. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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