Words Gamers Mispronounce - Page 12

Eknoid4

United States902 Posts

October 12 2010 09:29 GMT

#221

On September 22 2010 22:26 Carefoot wrote:
Is it really a mistake if you consiously identify exactly what the player means?

If I say "he is gonna attack with a hundred drones" but i really meant lings, and since i was casting a game it's obvious to everyone watching that I made a mistake, you are suggesting that i did not make a mistake.

Just because people are smart enough to compensate for your wrongness this time doesn't mean that 1) they will ALWAYS be able to compensate for the wrongness and 2) that somehow the mistake somehow no longer exists because people see that there is a mistake.

If you don't think correctly speaking matters, try speaking Japanese to someone instead of English/korean. Then you will realize that you are preaching a fundamental that is flawed and you are really just nitpicking when to apply this "practical application" rule of mistakes.

Deleted_143

Australia256 Posts

October 12 2010 10:06 GMT

#222

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Latvia791 Posts

October 12 2010 10:22 GMT

#223

I have seen so many times in my life when people cripple words and when you, even politely, give a fast explanation they say - fuck it - and continue the same attitude. It's their choice though but it's definitely annoying, but when you accept that people like that just lack intellect it becomes easier.

Only word I misspronounced was Chitin, I always thought and felt it's sound is "che" - chi-tin. Not ki-tin.

Anyways, it's a common thing people don't know how to say everything perfectly, I just don't like those who don't care and deliberately continue pronouncing wrong. I don't know that word in English describing such people - people who don't care, go their own way thinking it's the best, neglecting the right thing, even knowing what should be done right.

MiraMax

Germany532 Posts

October 12 2010 10:57 GMT

#224

Nice OP. I learned that wreak is not pronounced like wreck (since the word was never covered in my language classes I probably picked it up from other people who pronounced it incorrectly), so thank you for that.

The rest of this thread just shows to me that having perfect language skills doesn't necessarily make you look smart in conversations. If you can't handle criticism and act like a jerk in every second post, then the best articulation will not prevent the impression of a little kid who rages against each and everyone. I prefer mannered folks even if they say zeelot instead of zealot.

vetinari

Australia602 Posts

October 12 2010 11:13 GMT

#225

I've always pronounced Aegis as Aye -gis. I pronounce latin words as, well, latin words.

Edit: adding an e to ay. Which is pronounced as eye. So eye-gis. Fucking english.

DND_Enkil

Sweden598 Posts

October 12 2010 11:20 GMT

#226

On October 12 2010 17:59 kojinshugi wrote:
I've heard lots of people say "steeps" instead of "steppes".

Anyway, what is up with the OP's phonetic spelling? "Chitin" is pronounced "Kahy-tin"?

"Tyler" is pronounced "Tahy-ler"? Those are diphthongs, you don't separate them into individual vowel sounds. Chitin is "kie-tin" and Tyler is "tie-ler".

Kahy-tin looks like you're trying to pronounce the silent H.

Thank you! I did not really understand what he meant there, and being swedish i was not sure i was doing right/wrong either. I was mostly going from the swedish pronounciation of Chitin (Ki-tin i guess i could call it) and was now worried i would have to try and say it Kahytin, like ka-hy-tin? O_o

Now i just need to work on my accent and get the "i"-part sounding a bit less swedish and more english.

Anyhow, weird thread but kinda amusing. Would really have hoped for some actual debate and high-level discussions but oh well.

Finally a note about "Maelstrom", for me saying maelstorm is just so wrong, has anyone actually seen it spelled maelstrom anywhere where it has not been a typo? I just think to many peolpla have said it wrong that some belive it is actually spelled "storm" at the end...

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