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23yrold3yrold
Member #1,134
March 2001
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One thing I hate about text mediums like the Internet (and most games) is trying to figure out how to pronounce things. Like Aeris and Tifa. I always pronounced them "EYE-ris" and "TEE-fa" but then some Flash animation called them "AIR-is" and "TIFF-a" (where "tiff" rhymes with "miff"). Dunno who's right on that one ... Anyway, my bro and I usually talk on the phone when playing Starcraft (beats Teamspeak) and he whines because I pronounce Zealot "ZELL-ut" and he says it's "ZEE-lot". His pronounciation takes more effort than mine too; mine barely has a stress on the first syllable. Dictionary.com seems to agree with me, but I dunno. Whaddaya say? -- |
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SonShadowCat
Member #1,548
September 2001
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Aer is said as 'air' so it is Air-is Zea is said as 'Ze' so it is Ze-lut |
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spellcaster
Member #1,493
September 2001
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Well, I'd pronounce it A-e-ris (with the a like in arrrr and the e like the first e in enemy and the ris like in riscy). -- |
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Carrus85
Member #2,633
August 2002
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Behold! Dictionary.com! It is not pronounced either of those ways, it is pronounced z-e(e as in pet)-l-e(e as in item)-t As for Aeris, I would go with the latin pronunciation, Eye-rees. Tiffa would be something like TEE-Fa in latin... can't remember 100% though, it has been a while.
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kdevil
Member #1,075
March 2001
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I pronounce them as: AIR-is ----- |
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23yrold3yrold
Member #1,134
March 2001
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Quote: z-e(e as in pet)-l-e(e as in item)-t
Essentially what I said. -- |
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gnolam
Member #2,030
March 2002
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[grammar nazi]Pronunciation[/grammar nazi] -- |
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23yrold3yrold
Member #1,134
March 2001
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Welcome to Canada, Nazi scum! -- |
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Samuel Henderson
Member #3,757
August 2003
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23 said: Welcome to Canada, Nazi scum! Yeah you tell 'em 23! No offense though 23, but I heard that Toronto will be the next Chicago in 6 years if Toronto doesn't get its act together ================================================= |
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Mark Oates
Member #1,146
March 2001
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I used to think Guile from Street Fighter was gull-A. Then my Dad called him GUY-ul, and I just couldn't have it. -- |
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23yrold3yrold
Member #1,134
March 2001
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Quote: No offense though 23, but I heard that Toronto will be the next Chicago in 6 years if Toronto doesn't get its act together
Blame Diana; I'm a 'pegger. The analogy is completely lost on me though, since I have no idea what distinguishing characteristic Chicago has that Toronto might wish to avoid ... -- |
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SonShadowCat
Member #1,548
September 2001
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Violence? Pollution? |
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wearetheborg
Queen of the Universe
June 2003
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\o/ Toronto! It's SUCH a beautiful city
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Billybob
Member #3,136
January 2003
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Forget games, how do you pronouse SQL? I like to use Squeel
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SonShadowCat
Member #1,548
September 2001
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S-Q-L, simple isn't it. |
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wearetheborg
Queen of the Universe
June 2003
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School
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23yrold3yrold
Member #1,134
March 2001
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Squirrel. -- |
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SonShadowCat
Member #1,548
September 2001
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It's easier for me, I don't pronounce the word since I don't use it |
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Kanzure
Member #3,669
July 2003
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Quote: Forget games, how do you pronouse SQL?
Quote: Buttdance, buttdaaaaaaaaaaance ....
..I believe we have a winner. |
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Matthew Leverton
Supreme Loser
January 1999
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Quote: I pronounce Zealot "ZELL-ut" and he says it's "ZEE-lot". His pronounciation takes more effort than mine too; mine barely has a stress on the first syllable. Zeal is long e, like seal. But, zealous is zell'-es (the same e sound as in item - kind of a mix between eh and uh, depending on your accent). Rhymes with jealous. Zealot is zell'-et, with the same sounds. Again, the first syllable is stressed. Anywone who says "zeeeeel et" is just plain wrong. |
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23yrold3yrold
Member #1,134
March 2001
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Matthew has earned his friggin' cookie. I was going to give him the only one since his answer was so good, but then I'd get mobbed. My brother got pwn3d. I will zealously inform him of this. -- |
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wearetheborg
Queen of the Universe
June 2003
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I say Zel-OOT
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Goodbytes
Member #448
June 2000
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23 said: Welcome to Canada, Nazi scum! What you talking about, 23? The Nazi is right! Besides, it's the Americans that have different spellings than us, not our cousins to the east. |
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kazzmir
Member #1,786
December 2001
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Quote:
I used to think Guile from Street Fighter was gull-A. Then my Dad called him GUY-ul, and I just couldn't have it. As a joke, me and my brother pronounce Guile as GWEE-LEY. Its much funnier. |
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Chris Katko
Member #1,881
January 2002
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Quote: Like Aeris and Tifa.
Man, those aren't that hard. Quote: Zealot. I used to use ZEE-Lot when I was little, heh. *Bonus points to matthew for actually posting on-topic on a derailed thread* -----sig: |
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Told you I already went to Dictionary.com. 
