EPTCentrifugal
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/centrifugal
Aegis
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/aegis
Words Gamers Mispronounce - Page 8
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Slivered Skin
Canada347 Posts
Centrifugal http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/centrifugal Aegis http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/aegis | ||
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Moa
United States790 Posts
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ray1234
Canada679 Posts
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Sqq
Norway2023 Posts
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Chronopolis
Canada1484 Posts
Fuck Off Pronounced: [fuhk awf] Commonly pronounced: [fuhk awf] From: Slang Comments Imo, nitpicking over pronounciation is a waste of time. Anyways often, the "proper" pronounciation of words sounds far less bad-ass or epic. Think of "ZEAL-lots" and "ZEL-ots" or "cen-TRIF-uga"l vs "cen-tri-FUGAL". | ||
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NeoLearner
Belgium1847 Posts
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Piy
Scotland3152 Posts
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Reason
United Kingdom2770 Posts
On September 20 2010 03:39 Chronopolis wrote: Words Gamers Pronounce Correctly: Fuck Off Pronounced: [fuhk awf] Commonly pronounced: [fuhk awf] From: Slang Comments Imo, nitpicking over pronounciation is a waste of time. Anyways often, the "proper" pronounciation of words sounds far less bad-ass or epic. Think of "ZEAL-lots" and "ZEL-ots" or "cen-TRIF-uga"l vs "cen-tri-FUGAL". Both pronunciations of centrifugal and correct and I seriously challenge you to make a decent case that ZEELots instead of ZELots sounds more "bad-ass" or "epic". http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=centrifugal&submit=Submit I say ZEELots because I pronounced it wrong to begin with and it has stuck with me. I see no problem in mispronouncing a word so long as you know what the correct pronunciation is, which is what this thread is about. So for example though I still say "ZEELots" I will be the first to tell you that it is "ZELots". The website I linked is pretty awesome for what we are looking at here. I also think it should be a bannable offense to come into a thread to say the thread is a waste of time. If you think it's a waste of time then stay the fuck out. Seriously it's so annoying and it happens so often and it doesn't even make sense! NOBODY IS SAYING IT'S THAT IMPORTANT! JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE A THREAD ABOUT THE CORRECT WAY TO DO/SAY SOMETHING DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE NITPICKING. IF YOU HARASS PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE ABOUT IT THEN THAT IS NITPICKING. CREATING A THREAD TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE IS NOT NIT PICKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
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Gorguts
Canada254 Posts
Pronounced: [tee-lur] Commonly mispronounced: [tahy-lur] From: StarCraft, StarCraft 2 See Nony. that's just wrong. it's not pronounced Teeler.... | ||
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QQplay
United States229 Posts
On September 19 2010 20:43 Zoroth wrote: Wrong! The latin pronounciation is eygus (or rather "Egus"). As such, because the word itself is latin and not anglican, both pronounciations are correct. Eyjis is incorrect, though, as you rightfully pointed out. Wrong! sentrifyoogal is a dialect pronounciation, it's not incorrect it's just more latin (and technically thus, more correct). Directly stems from centrifuge root word. You say tamato, I say tameyto. Similar example is Omniscient - It's correct to say "Omni-SAI-ent", but "Omnishint" is the far more common pronounciation. Partially right/wrong - Maelstrom and Maelstorm are both correct words, but both are also pronounced as such. E.g. mispronounced as Maelstrom when it reads Maelstorm and vice versa. Maelstrom comes from two words - Mal (latin "bad/wrong") and Strom ("current" (e.g. electric or watery) - scandinavian "strøm/ström"). Maelstorm is actually a modern word based on the original, historically correct word Malstrom/Maelstrom. The "storm" word was likely invented by Blizzard or some other game designer who wanted a more modern feel to the word for a younger audience. Actually, if we're gonna be draconic about it the absolute correct pronounciation for Maelstrom is actually "MAL-struhm" and not "meyl-struhm". The word "meyl" is and anglicized corruption of the word. "ae" is actually an "æ" (for the "Mael" permutation, but not "Mal"), but that letter doesn't exist in the english alphabet. The original correct pronounciation is "Viz-AH-dj", but as per english your example may also be correct. I'm not to familiar with any modern english version of the word. "Zee-lot" (or "zeel-ot") may be far more obscure than "sentri-fyoo-gal", but let me remind you of the root word "zeel" (Zeal). But rightfully, Zellot and Zellus are typically correct. Just a little reminder: Have in mind that dictionaries - especially internet dictionaries that there's no way to double-check and that is highly subjective to the mind of the authors (as opposed to actual language-use in society, which is always developing and changing with the culture) - is NOT empirically correct. Internet dictionaries are void of any empiricism and book-form dictionaries are ever-changing. To start debating what is correct compared to what a dictionary claims is correct, is completely pointless. When certain things become common-place, the dictionaries change to reflect it. Mind blown twice. | ||
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Reason
United Kingdom2770 Posts
Do not quote an entire post and write a three line post. Even if you spoiler the quote it's pretty much a worthless post but to not even bother to spoiler is atrocious. I'm going to deliberately not spoiler the quote so when you scroll a billion miles down to read my post following the billion miles of scrolling past your own you hopefully realise the gravity of the crime you have committed. edit: DAMN IT!!!!! NESTED QUOTEEIJF{EFH@PJF(JRIKJJPOFIK{POEF On September 19 2010 20:43 Zoroth wrote: Internet dictionaries are void of any empiricism and book-form dictionaries are ever-changing. To start debating what is correct compared to what a dictionary claims is correct, is completely pointless. When certain things become common-place, the dictionaries change to reflect it. This however is an absolutely golden point. At best we are contending the current pronunciations and very possibly we are arguing the old pronunciation versus what will in 10,20,50,100 years be the "correct" pronunciation. WE MAY WELL BE HOLDING BACK THE PROGRESSION OF MANKIND HOLY SHIT. | ||
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han.
United States51 Posts
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
i read the dictionary definition for zealot, but i couldn't find the definition "basic protoss gateway unit" or "protoss warrior" or anything like it listed in the definitions therefore i shall continue to call it zee-lot for THE REST OF MY LIFE | ||
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Subrosian
Canada3 Posts
"Six zealots fighting" <- a line in the song. | ||
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
I DUN AN AIN'T HURD NUTTIN | ||
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zenMaster
Canada761 Posts
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Wineandbread
United States2065 Posts
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PattyJ
United States153 Posts
somewhere in the world a kid is making fun of his friends for mispronouncing it and that level of pedanticism makes me sad  | ||
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Chex Mix
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On September 19 2010 23:57 Mawi wrote: 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 shortsound clip of how to pronouce them im pretty bad when it comes to [ree-ey-juhnt] things like thati say reaghent The links to dictionary.com are given precisely because they have sound clips of someone pronouncing the words. | ||
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Chex Mix
76 Posts
On September 20 2010 00:01 Raidern wrote: 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' Tyler is pronounced [tahy-lur] (first syllable like the word tie [tahy], second syllable like the work lurk [lurk], but without a k.) It's a joke. Because of Liquid`Nony aka Liquid`Tyler. If you don't get it just skip it. | ||
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