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Mawi
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden4365 Posts
September 19 2010 14:57 GMT
#101
wow i never knew i pronounced so many words wrong my english is not my native laungage but Jees
i should of known better thanks op and btw is there anyway we can get someone to make a short
sound clip of how to pronouce them im pretty bad when it comes to [ree-ey-juhnt] things like that
i say reaghent
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Raidern
Profile Joined February 2005
Brazil3821 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-19 15:22:30
September 19 2010 15:01 GMT
#102
wtf so TYLER = 'TEE-LER'?!
like steven tyler -> steven 'tee'-ler?
seriously? :S

and lol i've always mispronounced melee and didn't know about that! =] ty, same with zealots

edit- thefreedictionary.com and google says 'tie-ler'
For the Swarm!
emperorchampion
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9496 Posts
September 19 2010 15:08 GMT
#103
On September 20 2010 00:01 Raidern wrote:
wtf so TYLER = 'TEE-LER'?!
like steve tyler -> steve 'tee'-ler?
seriously? :S

and lol i've always mispronounced melee and didn't know about that! =] ty, same with zealots

edit- thefreedictionary.com and google says 'tie-ler'


lol, you haven't seen TL attack have you?
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Caphe
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Vietnam10817 Posts
September 19 2010 15:14 GMT
#104
Learnt something today.
Hope that SEA Nations War casters come across this thread as well
Terran
Raidern
Profile Joined February 2005
Brazil3821 Posts
September 19 2010 15:22 GMT
#105
On September 20 2010 00:08 emperorchampion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2010 00:01 Raidern wrote:
wtf so TYLER = 'TEE-LER'?!
like steve tyler -> steve 'tee'-ler?
seriously? :S

and lol i've always mispronounced melee and didn't know about that! =] ty, same with zealots

edit- thefreedictionary.com and google says 'tie-ler'


lol, you haven't seen TL attack have you?


no, whats up with it?
For the Swarm!
SubtleArt
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
2710 Posts
September 19 2010 15:25 GMT
#106
What about Idra? Is it ih-dra or eye-dra? I always say eye, but I hear a lot of peoploe like Day9 and chill say ih
Morrow on ZvP: "I'm not very confident in general vs Protoss because of the imbalance (Yes its imbalanced, get over it)."
Hertz
Profile Joined September 2010
United States26 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-19 15:32:21
September 19 2010 15:31 GMT
#107
The Nony ones were totally failed, noo is same as noh, you wanna use new, and people pronounce it tie-ler not tayler

Its ih-dra like idiot
Thats not what yo momma said last night
Dagobert
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Netherlands1858 Posts
September 19 2010 15:33 GMT
#108
Mawi: ...i should of known better...

You should HAVE known better.
HunterX11
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1048 Posts
September 19 2010 15:44 GMT
#109
At least in SC2 we don't have to worry about irradate.
Try using both Irradiate and Defensive Matrix on an Overlord. It looks pretty neat.
ZBiR
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
Poland1092 Posts
September 19 2010 15:46 GMT
#110
On September 20 2010 00:44 HunterX11 wrote:
At least in SC2 we don't have to worry about irradate.

irradiate you mean?
EchOne
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2906 Posts
September 19 2010 15:52 GMT
#111
Thanks for this! You cover a lot of common, bothersome mispronunciations. I wasn't aware Tyler could ever be pronounced that way, though. I hope you can back up the veracity of your claim.

Also, I don't see how claiming that many native English speakers are practically illiterate is relevant to rampant mispronunciation. Literacy has nothing to do with speech; it is the faculty to communicate via the written word, not the spoken.
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TwilightStar
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States649 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-19 16:02:01
September 19 2010 15:54 GMT
#112
Only one of those I never pronounced correctly was Aegis. (I always thought it was pronounced "ay jiss"

When I was younger I always thought Archon was pronounced "Ar Chon" instead of "Ark On"
Alot of my friends pronounce Steppe as "Steppy", lmfao
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illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
September 19 2010 15:54 GMT
#113
This is not a mistake, but I remember about 5 years ago a friend of a friend of mine kept telling me it's D-O-T-A, not dohta.
:]
Meiya
Profile Joined August 2007
Australia1169 Posts
September 19 2010 15:59 GMT
#114
On September 20 2010 00:54 illu wrote:
This is not a mistake, but I remember about 5 years ago a friend of a friend of mine kept telling me it's D-O-T-A, not dohta.


Well, isn't that technically right?
Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands.
eRoN_
Profile Joined May 2010
91 Posts
September 19 2010 16:01 GMT
#115
On September 19 2010 21:28 Nyx wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 19 2010 21:24 Gerrit wrote:
So lets back it up a bit. Melee is pronounced "mee-lee" because it comes from the French word that is pronounced "may-lay." If you say "may-lay" it is correct because you are using the French word in an English sentence, if you say "mee-lee" you are using the proper English version. The "mee-lee" version is preferred if you don't want to sound pretentious as is the connotation to using foreign words in an English sentence. Melee generally means a close combat weapons whereas melee actually only means combat where each combatant acts upon his own without any group tactics. You definitely can have a gun fight or arrow fight melee.


Just as a perspective on how it's said over the pond, nobody here says mee-lee unless they're 12 and only seen the word in games. We all pronuce it may-lay.


Errr no we don't, not in the south anyway, It's meh-li
Archas
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6531 Posts
September 19 2010 16:03 GMT
#116
Prelude
Pronounced: [PREL-yood]
Commonly mispronounced: [PRAY-lood]
From: For lack of a better example, Ocarina of Time

I approve of this topic. Coincidentally, I've been reading a certain book lately + Show Spoiler +
[image loading]
and it's really enlightened me on how little I actually know English. I'd give it a read if you find it. (I don't mean to advertise, but it is relevant to the topic.)
The room is ripe with the stench of bitches!
SilverLeagueElite
Profile Joined April 2010
United States626 Posts
September 19 2010 16:09 GMT
#117
On September 20 2010 00:46 ZBiR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2010 00:44 HunterX11 wrote:
At least in SC2 we don't have to worry about irradate.

irradiate you mean?


Thought he meant erudite.
AlgeriaT
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden2197 Posts
September 19 2010 16:09 GMT
#118
"Maelstorm" is a fave from Eve Online as well. Actually if you'd include that game, the list would become so long that it'd break the internet
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SolHeiM
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden1264 Posts
September 19 2010 16:11 GMT
#119
On September 20 2010 01:03 Aeres wrote:
Prelude
Pronounced: [PREL-yood]
Commonly mispronounced: [PRAY-lood]
From: For lack of a better example, Ocarina of Time

I approve of this topic. Coincidentally, I've been reading a certain book lately + Show Spoiler +
[image loading]
and it's really enlightened me on how little I actually know English. I'd give it a read if you find it. (I don't mean to advertise, but it is relevant to the topic.)


Actually, PRAY-lood is acceptable.

[prel-yood, preyl-, prey-lood, pree-]
noun, verb, -ud·ed, -ud·ing.

That book seems very interesting though. Will definitely check that one out when I get the chance.
Archas
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6531 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-19 16:16:56
September 19 2010 16:16 GMT
#120
On September 20 2010 01:11 SolHeiM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2010 01:03 Aeres wrote:
Prelude
Pronounced: [PREL-yood]
Commonly mispronounced: [PRAY-lood]
From: For lack of a better example, Ocarina of Time

I approve of this topic. Coincidentally, I've been reading a certain book lately + Show Spoiler +
[image loading]
and it's really enlightened me on how little I actually know English. I'd give it a read if you find it. (I don't mean to advertise, but it is relevant to the topic.)


Actually, PRAY-lood is acceptable.

[prel-yood, preyl-, prey-lood, pree-]
noun, verb, -ud·ed, -ud·ing.


Keep in mind that while [PRAY-lood] is given as an alternative pronunciation in many dictionaries, [PREL-yood] is still the recommended choice. I tend to stay away from derivative forms of words, unless common usage has played an especially dramatic role in changing the word (for example, advertisement). That's mostly just my preference, but from what I've noticed, many people are unaware of [PREL-yood], so I felt I should throw it out there.
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