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I am watching the Tasteless vid over at GGL about the Nal Ra vs Yellow in the WWI finals in korea. Tasteless is definately the best announcer I have seen. Extremely good job and very funny. Loved the dart micro comment. Makes me want to watch the other videos. However, I noticed some quirks...
He didn't pronounce maelstrom right - I think he pronounced it "melee-strom" instead of "male-strom." This, I think, is just incorrect, as I couldn't find another pronounciation on various dictionary sites.
However "scourge" is up to debate more. I and everyone I know pronounce it "skerge" (rhymes with dirge) while he pronounced it "skorge." (Rhymes with forge.) There is an an alternative pronounciation like this and it is listed as the third (of fourth) on merriam webster page. It isn't listed on dictionary.com
So in what way do you pronounce "Scourge?" I got my pronounciation from the old saying "scourge of the seven seas" because, as we all know, pirates rock. I've never heard it the way he pronounced it before.
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Skerge, I used to pronounce zealots, zee-lots
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i always say zeal lot instead of zelot, and i also say val ker y
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Ya I heard in that video how he said melee-storm DROVE ME FUCKING CRAZY among other things he said wrong. I believe scourge is pronounced skerge. In warcraft 3 in the solo play missions that is how the pronounce it. On a side not I prononced zealot wrong for a long time until I found out it was a real word and had a correct way of saying it.
check this link http://www.webster.com/dictionary/scourge and click on the little red speaker.
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i have always said "skerge" but im thinking "skorge" is the correct way;(
edit: nvm i guess i was right:D
I also say zee-lot instead of zel-it even though i know its wrong;p
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Yeah I think skerge is right too; that's why it's the first pronounciation. To be honest, melee-strom drove me crazy too, but the game announcing was so great compared to that wacky steve (or whoever did the WCG cast) that I overlooked it.
Good noticing the warcraft 3 campaign alphablend. I forgot about that.
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United States4991 Posts
I say scourge more like skörge
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maybe its cuz of the accent? like for example american accent is different than england accent so ur not as used to it so u heard it wrong? hopefully this wont offend u, just suggesting...
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i say it like skorj, and as was already mentioned it is a proper pronunciation.
saying it like "skerge" just sounds fucked up imo even if it is proper
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Skerge. I usually say ma-el-strom and zeel-ot like Koreans do :/
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Maybe we should all just pronounce it "scour-erge" then. Phonetically, as it's spelled, heh. IMO there is no wrong pronounciation, but some things ignore the hell out of me. "Skorge" is one of them. And doesnt ö = 'er' pretty much?
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United States4991 Posts
On March 21 2006 23:48 JimBobRay wrote:
And doesnt ö = 'er' pretty much?
More similar to 'oe'.
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And he calls vultures, bikes. And something else turrets,but it wasn't an actual Turret.
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Vultures are bikes..... i see nothing wrong with that.
Melee storm is uh... very smackable offence
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ive always said "skoorge" and so have my friends, odd...
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On March 22 2006 00:34 SuperJongMan wrote:
Vultures are bikes..... i see nothing wrong with that.
But, they are CALLED "Vultures."
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There heaps of words in SC that everyone takes for granted the pronounciations because you read the words in your own pronounciation.
I pronounce scourge as skerge as most people do, scorge is just wierd  I can't be bothered changing my pronounciation of zealot as zeeeeeeeeee lot.
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lol
does it matter that much? i mean, lots of people would interpret it in different ways (because its just text)
laugh it off =p
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i say skorge and malestorm.... :o
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On March 22 2006 00:43 Sabbath wrote:
ive always said "skoorge" and so have my friends, odd...
Yeah, I think I use that too (Maybe more like Scooridge). I just pronouce it as i read it.
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I just use the german name so I don't have problems with that. ~~
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Korean commentators fucking crack me up.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH skurjee skurjee."
The correct pronunciations are "skerj" "zellot" and "malestrom". There is no argument, they are all words in the English language.
Dragooning is even a word. So is templar, and reaving or reaver, arbiter, nexus, pylon, etc...
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On March 22 2006 02:52 XythOs wrote:
I just use the german name so I don't have problems with that. ~~
me too...
it's "Terror" for scourge and "Bersi" (actually it is called "Berserker", but it would just be too long...) for the zealot...
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Belgium6771 Posts
I call them zee-a-lots and score-ges
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dragoons = spiders. archons = clouds. dark archon = red cloud. zealot = lot. dark templar = dt. high templar = temp. shuttle = shuttle. observer = obs. reaver = reav. corsair = sair. scout = fucking useless unit. carrier = car. arbiter = arb.
finally,
probe = prrrrrobaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy (don't forget to roll the r)
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nono archons = blue balls
so every time a P beats my ultra/crack it's because he had blue balls 
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On March 22 2006 00:36 Rekrul wrote:
SKOOOOJIEEEEE
LOL, I'm pretty sure this is correct. This is what I've always been hearing
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SKOOJIEE is hella funny but dont forget about TEMPLOOOOOOHH!!!!
Any other korean pronounciation that should be mentioned?
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tasteless pronouced maelstrom and scourge corret if i remember correctly
and scourge is a word you should know anyways -_-
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haha i've always said zealot as zeeee-lot, and all my friend do also. I used to call wraiths, wraths.(when i first started playing). and i also used to pronounce defiler as dif-feller.
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TANKOOO TANKOOOOOOOOO LIM YO JAN GEE GEEE
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im eating a delicious slice of pizza right now :X
I say skurge for scourge, malestrum for maelstrom, switch between zeal-ots and zelluts for zealots, and de-file-er for defiler
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i pronounce lurkers 'ell-lee-fants'.
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best way to pronounce protoss -> pro toss su aaah
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vessel = ball
at least according to sen
shit is hillarious
"No ball terran = no good"
"Protoss ball = ARXXXX"
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it is "to pronounce" but pronunciation
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On March 22 2006 08:47 FireBlast! wrote:
i pronounce lurkers 'ell-lee-fants'.
i thought ultralisks were pronounced 'ell-lee-fants'?
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Skirgie
Sometimes simply kamikazi :D
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United States5262 Posts
Because of the way the Korean language and alphabet is, they say some of the things pretty funnily (if that's a word).
Terran - Tae-lan
SCV - essu-shee-bee
Marine - mah-reen
Firebat - PIRE-bat
Medic - medic
Vulture - beol-cheo
Tank - tank
Goliath - gohl-lee-ah-thi
Wraith - lae-thi
Dropship - doh-rahp-poo-sheep-poo
Battlecruiser - bah-toh-roo-keo-ROOJAH
Science Vessel - Bae-seo-roo
Valkyrie - Bahl-keo-rhee
Zerg - JEOGIH
Drone - Deo-rohn
Zergling - Jeo-gih-leeng
Hydralisk - Hee-joo-rah-rhee-sih-koo
Lurker - Rah-kah
Ultralisk - Ool-too-rah-rhee-sih-koo
Defiler - Dee-pah-ee-rah
Mutalisk - Myoo-tah-rhee-sih-koo
Guardian - Gah-dee-ahn
Devourer - Dee-bah-oo-wah
Scourge - Sih-kih-jih
Queen - They pronounce this pretty close to queen
Protoss - Poo-roh-tah-sih
Probe - Poo-roh-boo
Zealot - Jee-roh-tih
Dragoon - Dih-rah-goon
High Templar - Ha-ee Tem-pih-rah (watch Hallucination reloaded by Kang Meen on GooDFriend and you'll get a good laugh when the anouncers are screaming HAHEE TEMPihRAH!!! THIS IS PROTOSS! THIS IS KANG MEEN!!!)
Dark Templar - Dah-kih Tempihrah
Archon - Ah-kahn
Dark Archon - Dahkih ahkahn
Shuttle - Sheo-teol
Observer - Eob-JIH-bah
Reaver - Rhee-bah
Scout - Soo-kahootih
Carrier - Kae-rhee-ah
Arbiter - AHBEETAH!!! (Kang meen)
Corsair - Koh-sae-roo
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United States5262 Posts
This thread strongly reminds me of the:
"Zees iss da jahmin coast guard."
"Wat are you seenking about?"
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On March 22 2006 06:18 NonY wrote:
dragoons = spiders. archons = clouds. dark archon = red cloud. zealot = lot. dark templar = dt. high templar = temp. shuttle = shuttle. observer = obs. reaver = reav. corsair = sair. scout = fucking useless unit. carrier = car. arbiter = arb.
finally,
probe = prrrrrobaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy (don't forget to roll the r)
NO NO NO! Archon = ball, dark archon = other ball, lol, high templar = storm(er), shuttle = dropship, observer = detector. Others: drone/scv/probe = worker/peasant, zerglings = dogs, mutalisks = birds, scourge/infested terran = kamikaze, hydralisks = hydra, lurkers = spiders, ultralisks = elephants/mamooths, defilers = scorpions, vultures = cars, science vessels = spheres.
Scourge sound better as skorj, zealot as zee-lot and maelstrom as... maelstrom.
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Where do you get your vods, I want some 
Oh, and if some of you don't know, Ultralisks are always called fattys. Thats the only way to describe um
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skorge
male-storm
is how i say them
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dont worry, Tasteless pronounces everything wrong. In 1 wcg usa video he called SloG4 "Sloga"
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Know some people pronounce things bothers me.
These are just some of the things I heard at WCG last year. I'm not counting any other pronounciations heard at other LANs I've been to:
Nay-dah for NaDa
as-ah-lay-ah for azalea
gay-ah for gaia
zee-lot for zealot
arch-ens for archons
I know there were more I can't remember. I don't really say anything to the people who do this, but it just bothers me. T_T As for scourge, it can go either way. Don't worry about it.
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JKilla you made me want to watch that Arbiter Reloaded video again...
and i went crazy again!!!!!!!
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I say skorj, and zeel-ot. Certainly not meele-storm though. haha
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I say Nada just how you would in spanish.
Zealot zee-lot
maelstrom male-strom
gaia gee-a << I think that is wrong though
scourge skorge
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i say scourge as soarge. wraith , wray-th. SCV , S-C-V,
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zee-lot
skourge
eedra (hydras)
ling
rine (marine)
bat
tank
vooltoore (vulture)
goon
templar
dee tee (dt)
cars (carrier)
reever (reaver)
loorker (lurker)
moota (muta)
ooltra (ultra)
defeeler (defiler)
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Gaia is pronounced "guy-uh"
Scourge is pronounced "skerj"
Maelstrom is pronounced "male-strom"
Zealot is pronounced "zeh-lot"
-_-
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I CANNOT STAND IT when people call zealots.... ze-lots and protoss proo-toss (long 'o' sound in both parts of word... like pro-toes)
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some things ignore the hell out of me
. . .?
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[QUOTE]On March 22 2006 13:02 Mortality wrote:
arch-ens for archons
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ya i remember that guy at wcg who loves teh archen/carrier combo :-p
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I used to pronounce gosu 'Go Shoe' until I realized there's no H in it
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On March 22 2006 17:26 Paragon wrote:. . .?
Haven't you ever been ignored the hell out of?!!!!
my god, there was this girl that i like and i saw here the other day and i was like zomg hi and she just acted like she didn't even see me!! wtfbitch;(
annoy*
edit: i actually had to look up the word annoy because i wasn't sure if i was spelling it right-_-
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Both Scourge and Maelstrom (although not meleestrom) have proper alternative pronunciations according to that dictionary.
Zealot doesn't, though.
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