qualitydisc
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Karry-oki Revolution!
Just kidding, I wouldn't use the Japanese pronunciation in this context
Just kidding, I wouldn't use the Japanese pronunciation in this context
Improper citation or pronunciation of names that drive you insane
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hydrophilic attack
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A lot of people seem to think that theu said "we really are the last of us" in that game.
wtf, this never happened
wtf, this never happened
K. In a thread about improper pronunciations I think it's apropos to say you actually prefer one. I'm not claiming it's right, that should be obvious.
SoulUnison
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I hate that "water" is a huge theme of the game and they skipped the pronunciation that has "tide" in it.
That can't be right.
I never used either of those. We used to call him Say-fer.
The Dear Leader
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I heard someone call Just Cause, Just Cuz... it was the worst.
I think they did that on purpose to avoid being too obvious.
For real, I thought he was named intentionally because of that. Plus I had always pronounced the name Titus as Tie-tus, not Tee-tus.
They actually pronounce it Cy-fer in KH2. Dunno if they say his name in anything else Square has done.
Sorry, but that's a localization problem on SE's end. If they really cared at all about it, they would have accounted for the latin Ti- pronunciation producing a TYE sound in all derivative languages. If they really wanted people to pronounce it TEE-DUS in the west they should have spelled it Teedus in game.
SE's willpower doesn't suddenly erase thousands of years of history, no matter how important they think their video games are.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I used to pronounce him Say-fer too(Which sounds badass too.) I swear I've heard 'See-fer' somewhere before..
...wait, I must've gotten TEE-DUS confused with SEE-FER.
Carry on, I'm an idiot. He's Say-fer for me. I forgot my own pronunciations. It's been a long 17 years..
OmegaSmash
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Hydrocity Zone
Hydro-city Zone
Argh!
Hydro-city Zone
Argh!
I heard an ad from a store speaker system pronouncing it this way. Madness.
matrix-cat
Member
I always enjoy hearing American mouths struggle with 'Lara'. I hear 'Laura', 'Lair-uh', 'Larrah', basically everything but what seems like such a simple, easy 'Lara' to my Australian ears. You guys and your weird Mary/merry/marry thing, not knowing what an 'A' sounds like 
the_sun_king
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That's one of the issues with romanization/localization/the English language versus literal translation of non-English media. For English, words sometimes aren't spelled out the way they are phonetically as in other languages (i.e. Japanese).
Also, I finally found it: The trailer for Final Fantasy X that was included on the Final Fantasy: Spirits Within soundtrack which has an English narrator properly pronouncing Tidus' name multiple times! This was the first full trailer I saw for the game years ago.
Last remark I'll make on the issue: Please try not to flaunt your own ignorance like it's something to be proud of. It's not. Try to be a little more worldly and accepting of the proper pronunciation of non-English derived words.
SaintMadeOfPlaster
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The Japanese can be translated as a "th" or an "s". The "s" seems to make more sense in most people's eyes for English, so the translators changed it to an "s". Just because it's in a booklet doesn't mean anything. The English writing of the avatar in the Japanese Fire Emblem Awakening is "Reflet" but we don't go around saying "Reflet is the real name! Robin is just a translation mishap!"
There's a good argument for both names, though I personally prefer Aeris.
Yes, it's Tide-us from me too. Their spelling doesn't make sense phonetically and Teedus just sounds bad.
OverdriveOtaku
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For real, and a few of my old-school gaming buddies still pronounce it like that to this day, but I never feel like correcting them. Even though they're saying it wrong, the damn game was too and they picked it up from there. Not anyone's fault sound tech in games was pretty shit with the little details. Just the way it was.
I mean, in Final Fantasy VII I know her name is supposed to be Aerith, but when I was a kid I grew up playing the game with her named Aeris, and my version of the game taught me the way it was, and it's still hard to shake. Even hearing Aerith spoken in Crisis Core is not what I'm used to, like they're forcing a lisp.
Chicks with a lisp are cute tho, and it sucks it's such an insecurity for most 
Just Cuz sounds like a shitty mini game where your taxi-driver cousin calls you repeatedly to go bowling.
As an Irish speaker I'm a bit curious as to how you personally pronounce this one.
plasmawave
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This is what "doh" sounds like.
This is what Ryu sounds like when saying it in SF II.
Can you FEEL how LONG that doooo is?
That's not hadohken. That's a hadooken.
That's like saying Shotyuken is actually SHoooooooooooooryuuuuuuuuuuukeeeeeeeeen.
dragonlife
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I always said kyte sith. Playing Devil Survivor: Overclocked, one of the characters said ke chi, which made me go what, "whaaaa." But I didn't question it or anything. I just thought it was interesting.
So uhh, you don't like people who say it correctly?
https://youtu.be/VF3AnGHbG6s?t=13m58s
https://youtu.be/BdQg43n2OaM?t=2m51s
Plus the "tide-us" pronunciation makes more thematic sense, as Yuna has a lot of moon imagery and symbolism around her (including her own name).
Tidus is the one name that I know the "correct" pronunciation of, and refuse to budge. I will never call him "tee-dus."
NEEEVVVAAAAA!
I guess Kate Sith.
bobawesome
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Absolutely disgusting you are.
plasmawave
Banned
But that's not how you actually say it. You do not say Shooooooooooooryuuuuuuuuken. You say Shoryuken.
themagicalkitsune
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Peakmen 3
matrix-cat
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Tidus is like Studio Ghibli for me. I know it's supposed to be 'Tee-dus', just like I know it's supposed to be Studio 'Jibbley', but that shit's just wrong and I'm not going to say it. Get up out my face.
...isn't that the intended joke of the name? You're fighting for a Just Cause, but it's also an open sandbox game, so you can do whatever you want "just cuz".
timetokill
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For the love of god people, you're not fucking Tom Bombadil. STOP SAYING MERRY-O!
Ryu saying "Hadooken" when throwing a million fireballs is exactly how old-timers like me got that pronunciation drilled into our heads. Same with "Show Ryu Ken." It's Capcpom's fault.
Ryu saying "Hadooken" when throwing a million fireballs is exactly how old-timers like me got that pronunciation drilled into our heads. Same with "Show Ryu Ken." It's Capcpom's fault.
SecretSphere
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What derivative languages are you talking about? The only language I know that would make Ti- sound like TYE is English. Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian etc.. all would pronounce it as ee in English as far as I know. Most languages would use ai of ay for the eye sound.
Because it's a Japanese game and not an English one?
Tidus is named for the sun, and Yuna is named for the moon. Their names are based completely on the Okinawan themes of the game.
That's how you say it. If you are saying it BLANK-AH you are saying it wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hm7vdZC4EU
Mr Fahrenheit
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Really, "flaunting your ignorance?" Overreaction much?
Mass Effect
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OverdriveOtaku
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How do you know that?? Maybe I'm hella passionate about my wake up dragon punches!! /s
Yes, I personally say Shoryuken and it's how it should be said, my point was that some who grew up on the older games learned their pronunciation from how the game presented it, despite it being inaccurate. Hadouken sound in SFII is more what I'm talking about, the Shoryuken clip was just showing how SFII did the sounds of it.
I guess I never really saw that title as a form of "Fighting for a Just Cause," but instead "do whatever, why? Just Cause." Thank goodness it's a sandbox game.
People calling Hearthstone HERTHstone instead of HARTHstone.
A herth is not a thing. A hearth pronounced HARTH is a thing. It's a ground level stone or brick shelf in front of a fireplace. I even hear Blizzard reps pronounce it wrong when it's spoken correctly in the damn game. It's maddening
Holy cow, I had to look this up and it's true! The things you learn.... Jee-bu-ree. wow. I wonder how long it's gonna take to start saying that right when I talk to people.
A herth is not a thing. A hearth pronounced HARTH is a thing. It's a ground level stone or brick shelf in front of a fireplace. I even hear Blizzard reps pronounce it wrong when it's spoken correctly in the damn game. It's maddening
Holy cow, I had to look this up and it's true! The things you learn.... Jee-bu-ree. wow. I wonder how long it's gonna take to start saying that right when I talk to people.
eighty(one)
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Mee-ter-oid it's pronounced Met-roid, idiot!
Brach-y-dos should be Brach-hi-de-os
Mary-oh ummm...Marr-ee-oh
Poke-eee-mon they're Poke-ay-mon
Rhye-oooh Reee-you
Kratt-os the war god is actually Kray-toes
Laggy-crus the serpent is said Laj-jia-cruss
Woo-Lee-gee its Loo-ee-jee, but bless Iwata!
Brach-y-dos should be Brach-hi-de-os
Mary-oh ummm...Marr-ee-oh
Poke-eee-mon they're Poke-ay-mon
Rhye-oooh Reee-you
Kratt-os the war god is actually Kray-toes
Laggy-crus the serpent is said Laj-jia-cruss
Woo-Lee-gee its Loo-ee-jee, but bless Iwata!
THE Caffeinated
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It's TieDus I don't care if it makes more sense in Japanese to call him TeeDus, you don't call Cloud - Cloudo or pronounce Final Fantasy - Fainaru Fantaji.
plasmawave
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