Dorimukyasuto
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They pronounce the word as poke-uh-mon in the anime all the time, though.
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They pronounce the word as poke-uh-mon in the anime all the time, though.
Canis lupus
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Snes is called Snez/Snes in Europe.
"S, n, e, s" rofl, was shocked when I find out Americans were calling it that way.
You could try.
EmptySpace
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what is up with people (or americans)? it's pronounced the way it's spelled.
how the hell is ico pronounced eye-co? this isn't ipad or something. it irks me the same way people pronounce iraq as eye-raq or iran as eye-ran.
same thing with ryu. how does that become rahyoo? it's r-y-u. pronounce each letter individually then put them all together, simple. rrrr. yyyy. uuuuuu. ryu.
and how does anyone even mispronounce mario? seriously. ma-ri-o. how does that become mahreeyowww or mawreeeyowwh? it's ma-ri-o. hate it when people pronouce o as "ow" or "owh", it's "o" short letter. like fork. you don't go fowrk.
the soy sauce in my blood is boiling.
how the hell is ico pronounced eye-co? this isn't ipad or something. it irks me the same way people pronounce iraq as eye-raq or iran as eye-ran.
same thing with ryu. how does that become rahyoo? it's r-y-u. pronounce each letter individually then put them all together, simple. rrrr. yyyy. uuuuuu. ryu.
and how does anyone even mispronounce mario? seriously. ma-ri-o. how does that become mahreeyowww or mawreeeyowwh? it's ma-ri-o. hate it when people pronouce o as "ow" or "owh", it's "o" short letter. like fork. you don't go fowrk.
the soy sauce in my blood is boiling.
i'm asian
EmptySpace
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it's technically po-keh-mon, not poe-kay-mon.
since the japanese is literally po-ke-mo-n. ke as in not kay, kee, etc. but ke in kellog's.
Slamtastic
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Arewhyyou?
They're doing it wrong then. The 'é' sound in English is the same as in French (since it's almost exclusively used in words from French origin like résumé), and it's pronounced [e]. Why would they go through the process of adding an acute accent if you're not supposed to say it the way it's supposed to be said.
Earthpainting
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I don't understand how there can be any more confusion on "Mario", considering he says his name a zillion times in the modern games.
What drives me up the wall is the pronunciation of pronunciation of Latin and Greek in games. I can cut a little slack when the framing of the game is a little removed, because at least then I can pretend these characters are bastardising it due to cultural ignorance. However when I'm playing a game that's supposedly about Romans or Greeks, I expect a little bit more commitment on the matter.
What drives me up the wall is the pronunciation of pronunciation of Latin and Greek in games. I can cut a little slack when the framing of the game is a little removed, because at least then I can pretend these characters are bastardising it due to cultural ignorance. However when I'm playing a game that's supposedly about Romans or Greeks, I expect a little bit more commitment on the matter.
Yikes. Please tell me this is a joke example.
Glass Rebel
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Чорно Trigger
OmegaDL50
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Nah, Chrono has an K like sound. H is silent, sort of like how words like Ache, Anchor, Technology, Character, or Echo also use the Ch as a K
Basically said straight it would be Krono more or less.
Look at the words Chronology or Chronograph for example, which both deal with time or in the case of a Chronograph it's a specific type of stop watch.
The biggest ones for me aren't gaming related, like Nikon (it's nee-cone), Ikea (it's ee-kay-uh) and Porsche (the 'e' isn't silent, it's pronounced 'porsha'). However at least the first two of those are excusable because somewhere along the line their marketing departments said fuck it, let's just go with the American pronunciation. People who say 'porsh' however, have earned an eternity of my scorn.
Ico is meant to be ee-kho - One of the Japanese trailers pronounced it this way.
Edit: Here's Ueda pronouncing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIeFtc4350w#t=0m24s
gif should be said with a hard g, not a soft one. It's not spelt jif
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Edit: Here's Ueda pronouncing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIeFtc4350w#t=0m24s
gif should be said with a hard g, not a soft one. It's not spelt jif
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Err no. It comes from the Greek word for time, χρόνος. There's no e in there.
OmegaDL50
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Yeah Nikon sounds like (Nee-con) much like the Japanese pronunciation for two (Ni), and Porsche is German, much like how Duetsche the e at the end has a noticeable pronunciation for those familiar with the cars country of origin and the language in question.
Seeing all of these unusual and inaccurate ways people mispronounce some words out there just seems baffling. I bet this seems even more strange for those who are multilingual, it just makes you scratch your head and say "what?"
Triggerhappytel
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This one annoys the piss out of me. It's Lara, as in Brian Lara, rhymes with the name 'Dara', or sounds like Car-a.
Elsewhere, I believe it might be wrong, but for Ico I say 'Eye-co'.
I think that mario pronunciation is a east coast thing. I've never heard someone from the west coast pronounce it that way.
Alcoholikaust
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this sounds like a fun thread, so here is one [roblematic pronunciation:
Resogun: pronounced "Rez-oh-gun" (I hear "reese-oh-gun" all too often)
edit: that mario pronunciation problem plague is alive and well in south jersey/philly. its "mar-eee-oh". not "may-ree-oh"
Resogun: pronounced "Rez-oh-gun" (I hear "reese-oh-gun" all too often)
edit: that mario pronunciation problem plague is alive and well in south jersey/philly. its "mar-eee-oh". not "may-ree-oh"
OmegaDL50
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Nah it's definitely not an East Coast thing, that I can tell you for sure. (Philly resident myself)
Benzychenz
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How are Lara and Mario such common examples in this thread?
They're actual names, not some odd Japanese word most english speakers would never get right without being told.
They're actual names, not some odd Japanese word most english speakers would never get right without being told.
Well the thing is Mortal Kombat's Raiden is pronounced Ray-dn.
And Metal Gear's Raiden is pronounced Rai-dn so it seems the word Gaiden can be pronounced both ways.
That baffles me as well. Lara and Laura are two totally different actual names. I have literally never heard of anyone mispronouncing the name Mario before now.
AKingNamedPaul
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I legitimately don't know the correct pronunciation of my last name and this thread is reminding me of my deep dark secret.
OmegaDL50
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Well the thing is Mortal Kombat's Raiden is pronounced Ray-dn.
And Metal Gear's Raiden is pronounced Rai-dn so it seems the word Gaiden can be pronounced both ways.
Gaiden (Guy-Den) is an actual Japanese word. It means basically means side story.
As for MK's butchering of Raiden's pronunciation, that is just a mistake they never bothered to correct for many years. the MGS Rai Den is correct.
The name is sourced to Japanese god of Thunder and Lightning, Raiden, which can also be pronounced as Raijin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raijin#Popular_culture
Sanctuary
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Just because some random American developer didn't know how to pronounce Japanese words, doesn't mean that it's some kind of "correct alternative" to a Japanese word. Although unfortunately, this is how many languages (d)evolve. Enough people pronouncing things wrong enough that they are no longer in the minority.
Just look at homage.
Ever hear of the game Raiden? That too is pronounced like the MGS character.
It's ee-co. English is pretty much the only language where i = 'eye' instead of 'ee', so when reading foreign names it's pretty safe to assume that the i's will be pronounced as 'ee'. Same thing for the letter 'e', in general it's safe to assume it won't be pronounced 'ee' but rather something like 'eh' (although it does vary quite a bit between languages, but it's quite far from the English pronunciation in general).
Avid Reading Horse
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It's pronounced Fort-suh Moe-tore-sport-suh
Here's Ueda pronouncing itPolarGamer
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I believe it's pronounced brack friday bunduru.
FeenieVonKarma
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How the fuck is this even a question. Laura's a different name. Lara is its own name and is said as such. I generally go by what the games say and I recall the originals saying Lara. Again, I don't get how this is even a question. (I'm hoping there was a tinge of irony in that post!)
I think it's a problem with the English language actually because it can be pronounced both ways and be considered as correct. It also depends on your region I guess. I see your point in referencing the God of Thunder but then there's the word Maiden which is pronounced May-dn, and not My-dn or My-den. All my life I have heard the word Gaiden pronounced as Gay-dn and the first time I heard Guy-den was when Adam Sessler said it during an X-Play review many years ago. Then I was confused.
Earthpainting
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As others have said, it's ee-co. They've been playing on this pronunciation as well with the development names of the game's successors. Shadow of the Colossus was NICO, where Ni refers to the number two in Japanese. The Last Guardian went under the name Toriko, or TRICO, and if I'm not mistakened, this is still the monster's name. Trico is of course playing on the number three.
Sanctuary
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Unfortunately it's not this.
Sorry, but you're comparing English pronunciation of Japanese words to English pronunciation of English words. They aren't comparable just because they happen to be spelled out in English letters. Just because you've heard something mispronounced your entire life, that doesn't make it some alternative "correct" way to pronounce it. If I had not known the basics on how to pronounce Japanese words written in English already, I too would have probably said "Gay-dn", but I'd still be wrong.
Lord British
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Hydrocity.
I remember that in a video presentation, Ubisoft once set apart some time to clarify that its name is pronounced "YOO - BEE - Soft." And I remember it because that was the moment I had to change the way I said it.
Sanctuary
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Were people actually pronouncing this as Hydro City?
Yeah they said that in one of the Far Cry 2 promo videos. It comes from ubiquitous apparently.
Ys is pronounced iis
All japanese names are pronounced in their japanese pronunciations, so basically most of the thread has it wrong.
I believe Ubisoft call themselves oo-bee-soft sometimes, but i still like you-be-soft better.
Forza is pronounced with the t, making it somehow sound more refined or something.
Gif is pronounced jiff, not giff. The creator of gifs said so himself.
Last but not least, call of duty is collar doodie
All japanese names are pronounced in their japanese pronunciations, so basically most of the thread has it wrong.
I believe Ubisoft call themselves oo-bee-soft sometimes, but i still like you-be-soft better.
Forza is pronounced with the t, making it somehow sound more refined or something.
Gif is pronounced jiff, not giff. The creator of gifs said so himself.
Last but not least, call of duty is collar doodie
Sanctuary
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The game itself does it though, which just makes the matter all that more annoying to people who have been pronouncing it correctly all of these years, and having to correct their friends.
Lord British
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Sanctuary
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I always have, because it's correct.
I had no idea what I was looking at, and googled it as some Sonic level. Having it as a single word though makes no sense if it's supposed to be pronounced that way.
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Necromanti
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Seeing the katakana again made me realize that it uses the same reading as the words for "orphan" or "unfairness". I wonder if that was intentional.
Glass Rebel
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The right pronounciation is "ees" or "ease", no "y".